Comments on: Florida Water Thing http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 19:25:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: peter hailey http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-199733 peter hailey Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:47:26 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-199733 Yes this is a power plant. The water ponds you see are for cooling the water before returning to natural source. One of the byproducts of most power generating systems is waste heat. This tells me that enviromental issues such as nearby fishing or perhaps shellfish that would be impacted by hot water runoff. Think of the ponds as and open air radiator system. Yes this is a power plant. The water ponds you see are for cooling the water before returning to natural source. One of the byproducts of most power generating systems is waste heat. This tells me that enviromental issues such as nearby fishing or perhaps shellfish that would be impacted by hot water runoff. Think of the ponds as and open air radiator system.

]]> By: renderfarmer http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-50272 renderfarmer Sun, 24 Sep 2006 05:44:00 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-50272 Turkey Point, My stepfather was assistant plant supervisor there. I got to try the simulator there once. I think the control rods were in within 5 min, lol. Turkey Point, My stepfather was assistant plant supervisor there. I got to try the simulator there once. I think the control rods were in within 5 min, lol.

]]> By: itate http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-9657 itate Wed, 15 Feb 2006 16:37:13 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-9657 Turkey Point has two coal fired units as well as the two nuclear units. Turkey Point has two coal fired units as well as the two nuclear units.

]]> By: OtterEven http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4466 OtterEven Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:27:11 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4466 >For comparison with an actual alligator farm, here’s Gatorland in Orlando: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.355209,-81.403499&spn=0.004699,0.006849&t=k&hl=en I visited there when I was 8 - long time ago - and had a blast. It's well worth the visit. At least for an 8-year-old boy. :-) Otter >For comparison with an actual alligator farm, here’s Gatorland in Orlando:
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

I visited there when I was 8 - long time ago - and had a blast. It’s well worth the visit. At least for an 8-year-old boy. :-)

Otter

]]> By: chris http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4432 chris Wed, 20 Jul 2005 23:13:54 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4432 It's a giant piano under construction It’s a giant piano under construction

]]> By: Brad http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4357 Brad Wed, 20 Jul 2005 02:20:03 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4357 Yup, that's Turkey Point Nuclear Power plant. I've been there, and that's what was there. There are manitties in the cooling canals. They seem to love the slightly warmer than normal water. It is funny that it does not have the normal cooling towers. People see those and think nukes. There is a coal fired powerplant near my house that has them, and every now and then they get people outside picketing: "No Nukes" etc. They even had a camera crew come down and demand to know why there isn't more security for the spent fuel. Yup, that’s Turkey Point Nuclear Power plant. I’ve been there, and that’s what was there. There are manitties in the cooling canals. They seem to love the slightly warmer than normal water.

It is funny that it does not have the normal cooling towers. People see those and think nukes. There is a coal fired powerplant near my house that has them, and every now and then they get people outside picketing: “No Nukes” etc. They even had a camera crew come down and demand to know why there isn’t more security for the spent fuel.

]]> By: the big guy in the sky http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4339 the big guy in the sky Tue, 19 Jul 2005 20:50:07 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4339 so its a power plant?!?!?!?!? so its a power plant?!?!?!?!?

]]> By: Luciano A. Ferrer http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4336 Luciano A. Ferrer Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:01:59 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4336 it is a croco doko! you know it! say it! it is a croco doko! you know it! say it!

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4330 Alex Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:32:11 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4330 Jay, I just happened across this submission, and there were **far** too many 'power plant' submissions to cross reference this against them all :-) Jay, I just happened across this submission, and there were **far** too many ‘power plant’ submissions to cross reference this against them all :-)

]]> By: Jay Soffian http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/07/18/water-power-plant/#comment-4329 Jay Soffian Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:23:36 +0000 http://www.googlesightseeing.com/2005/05/23/water-power-plant/#comment-4329 Oops, munged the wikipedia URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearon_Harris j. Oops, munged the wikipedia URL:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearon_Harris

j.

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