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Illinois is the most nuclear state in the union, as well as the home of the first manmade nuclear reactor. I grew up very near the forests where they buried tha
by kevinmchugh 3y ago
Illinois is the most nuclear state in the union, as well as the home of the first manmade nuclear reactor. I grew up very near the forests where they buried that reactor, and never got any powers from it. A high school friend was named after the Byron, Illinois nuclear plant, which his father had worked on.
- vidanay 3y agoI lived in Hickory Hills for a while as a kid. We'd ride our bikes all the way out to Red Gate on a Saturday morning. No super powers here either.
- andrewstuart 3y agoHave you run a Geiger counter over yourself and your possessions?
- kunwon1 3y agoMy father was a welding foreman on the Byron plant. He always took great pride in that. Later in life he was a lineman, he liked to point out the huge transmission towers that he built as we drove past them
- toomuchtodo 3y agoMy grandfather did sheet metal work at Zion. Was also proud of his work (kept the press he used in his garage after he retired). Was a different time I suppose.
- HankB99 3y agoWe were camping at Illinois Beach SP. When we turned in, the plant was humming. In the morning it was silent. I wonder if we were there when it shut down for good.
- sophacles 3y agoMy uncle was a welder on that project. I wonder if they worked together? (He was a pipefitter and welded big pipes - interesting challenges there between unusual materials and the sheer size of the pipes).
- robohoe 3y agoA lot of mountain bike and hiking trails in the area of that forest. We even have a race called Palos Meltdown because takes place in the vicinity :)