HOLY CRAPPIE! Clinton Power Station’s one reactor in Illinois provides enough clean power to about 1 million homes in the area. Its cooling lake is also a popular fishing hole for black crappie, largemouth bass, and hybrid striped bass. 🎣 📸: Constellation
I was there over 40 years ago performing reinspection of welds to assure final acceptance!
Nicknamed "Big Blue".
The fish stay more active for more months of the year near the discharge, which is warmer than the bulk temperature of the lake. Strangely, living things tend to like water better when it isn't frozen!.
Reliable and safe energy from nuclear. Fishing is a bonus to Illinois residents.
i was part of this Unit during Constuction, pre op and operation until Nov 2001 and now working at DC Cook!!1
Cooling water discharge area for any power plant (fossil fuel or nuclear power) has the potential to be a good fishing location.
A single bitcoin mine in Navarro County Texas consumes just as much electricity as this reactor produces.
Just Fishin for content I see 😏
Take care not to hit one of the prolific whitetails while driving in the area!
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1moGreat, now the secret is out...there goes my fish'n hole.