Re: Is this safe?

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

luis wrote in message <395337D0.162DD3C2@bigpond.com>...

>to all,
>Sorry about attaching a photo to the posting, what I was trying to show is
how
>close these high voltage lines are to the rail line, the cables are
attached to
>the wall of the railway tunnels. About the voltage these are not normal
railway
>electricity lines, they are high voltage transmission lines (180MVA)  that
>will connect NSW and Queensland power grids, these are very large capacity
>cables, instead of  using overhead power transmissions lines Northpower
decided
>to use existing Right of Ways (like the railway corridor and roads ) to
bypass
>all local approval processes with the local community. the community of
>Mullumbimby are very concerned  with the safety issues.
>We have a web page with more information and I can send more info if
required.
>the web page is  www.rag.mullum.com.au
>
I fail to see what the problem is here. I assume the insulation is such that
no one is likely to be electocuted and as the railway line is only briefly
used at any time who is likely to be affected by any radiation. Indeed how
much radiaition is there, given that the cables are insulated and protected
by a casing to avoiod acidental breeching of the the insulation.  Any
electrical engineers lurking?

Anyway, it seems a bit of the old nimby problem is arising here.

Barry Campbell