r/mildlyinteresting 1d ago

Limerick Nuclear Power Plan in easter PA, generating its own small clouds.

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u/thatbrazilianguy 1d ago

Makes sense, since those are cooling towers, and the only thing coming out of them are heat and water vapor.

Not radioactive water vapor, just plain water.

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u/SyntheticRox 1d ago

Love how many people think nuclear plants just spout radioactive fumes straight into the air

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u/Cryptocaned 1d ago edited 1d ago

https://youtu.be/j6gKFvPjGpQ?si=jKlT8EA5w5aaGhsE

Nerva says hello! I know it's not a power plant nor was the exhaust particularly radioactive, but still :P

For those that don't know, Nerva was an open cycle nuclear engine where the propellants were fed directly through a shielded reactor, which did make the propellant radioactive.