Three Mile Island (pics!) - Page 5

Trip · 03-13-2009, 02:23 PM

I have heard a lot about davis besse as well.

marko138 · 03-13-2009, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

They are creepy as fuck. Very ominous. I have always been fascinated with the Chernobyl accident. Yet again, very creepy.

We have a power plant near our lake house in Port Clinton, Ohio. The Davis Besse Electrical Nuclear Power Plant? I sit on the beach and watch it at night. The red lights on top make the smoke red at night. I always wonder about it when i'm out running the boat or the Yami waverunners.

[2003]"Davis-Besse nuclear power plant shut down after workers discovered that boric acid had eaten away at 70 pounds of steel, leaving a 6-by-5-inch hole in its reactor head. Only a thin, 3/8-inch strip of stainless steel lining protected the reactor from rupturing and causing what could have been the most devastating nuclear accident since Three Mile Island.

"We could have had the worst nuclear catastrophe this nation had ever experienced."

Holy shit. That is fucking crazy. This is the first I've heard of it.

ericr · 03-13-2009, 02:25 PM

I'm a few miles from Plant Bowen, but it's coal fired. It does have the honor of being the largest coal fired power plant in the world (or was 15 yrs ago, may not be now).

Particle Man · 03-13-2009, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

The red lights on top make the smoke red at night. I always wonder about it when i'm out running the boat or the Yami waverunners

it's steam, not smoke

Trip · 03-13-2009, 02:31 PM

I much rather work at a hydro plant. Working in the nuke industry is a pain in the ass. Hydro is like my dream job. They are so laid back and have it easy.

Where do you work particle?

Porkchop · 03-13-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

it's steam, not smoke

Oh well... aren't we mister smarty panties!

I know its steam.........

Particle Man · 03-13-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I much rather work at a hydro plant. Working in the nuke industry is a pain in the ass. Hydro is like my dream job. They are so laid back and have it easy.

Where do you work particle?

not at one of those

I'm just a lowly consultant in an entirely differnet industry. Physics was a hobby in college and, as an extension, anything having to do with those babies

Trip · 03-13-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Particle Man

not at one of those

I'm just a lowly consultant in an entirely differnet industry. Physics was a hobby in college and, as an extension, anything having to do with those babies

lucky SOB

Bluestreak · 03-13-2009, 04:06 PM

Great pictures Marko. I took a tour of the island when I was in elementry school. A bus tour if I remember correctly. Now, you can't do that anymore.

I was just over a year old when the accident happend. Since we live within 10 miles of the plant, my mom got me the hell outta town. My father was a dairy farmer so he stayed behind. Cows don't milk them selves!

I can see the stacks from where I type this now.

z06boy · 03-13-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Holy shit. That is fucking crazy. This is the first I've heard of it.

Same here...I live close to a nuclear plant here in the Lake Norman area in NC and boat near it most of the summer and don't really worry about it but every now and then think "what if".

03-13-2009, 04:06 PM	#49
Bluestreak What? Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lancaster, PA Moto: Dirt Posts: 578	Great pictures Marko. I took a tour of the island when I was in elementry school. A bus tour if I remember correctly. Now, you can't do that anymore. I was just over a year old when the accident happend. Since we live within 10 miles of the plant, my mom got me the hell outta town. My father was a dairy farmer so he stayed behind. Cows don't milk them selves! I can see the stacks from where I type this now. __________________ Lean till you see sparks. If they are coming from your pegs you are doing good. If they are coming from you tank, you've just gained wisdom... Wisdom usually hurts.