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Finance Department (Login Finance_Department)
Veteran Member
Posted Jul 28, 2009 11:15 PM
How many degrees hotter must it get on an average Phoenix summer day, before increased demands on the electric supply (air conditioners, etc.) start causing brown- and blackouts, shutting down the places that make liquid nitrogen, interrupting transportation that deliver same due to fuel stations closing down, and people no longer being willing to stand the heat so they all get out of the oven, leaving Alcor's suppliers and maybe even Alcor itself devoid of staff? 5 degrees? 10?
It's coming, even if you are a global warming denier (along with other popular things to deny such as the holocaust or the moon landing).
I don't recall, at least in recent years, having ever cited liquid nitrogen boiloff as a serious concern, though I would guess that 8.5% higher temps would create a commensurate increase in boiloff. I have always primarily had the human factors in mind, as to the risk to Alcor's patients from increased overall temperatures.
If they have not already done so secretly in order not to give FD credit for sounding the alarm, Alcor's Board really should give serious consideration to moving the patient storage to a cooler clime.
If they want to keep the rest of Alcor's operations centered in Scottsdale, that would not matter as much, and it could be moved rather quickly and easily should all of Alcor's dedicated employees threaten to move north, Alcor with them or not.
FD
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