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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

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In this March 16, 2011 photo, steam escapes from Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill. A nuclear reactor the plant shut down Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators. (AP Photo/Robert Ray, File)

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3 Comments

Methadras 1/31/2012 3:31:01 PM

Is this what PD&D has been reduced to in order to have filler for their email newsletter? How does this affect PD&D in any way, shape, or form?
engineer 1/31/2012 2:15:16 PM

I expect more intelligent coverage than this from a site that covers technology. Posting an old AP file photo that does not address the issue is lazy journalism.
Spock 1/31/2012 12:09:29 PM

Unfortunately, that's not steam "escaping" from a nuclear plant. The picture shows the last loop of cooling from circulating water that condenses exhaust steam from the turbine generator and releases the remaining heat to the environment. You could take that picture outside of any plant (nuc or fossil) that uses cooling towers!

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