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To: backhoe
Poor baby ... Hug Taff and E for me, please?

Do you have nuke power on/near the island? Our plants are a mess; one decommissioned near me in constant controversy. &;-)

6 posted on 06/16/2002 6:26:12 AM PDT by 2Trievers
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To: 2Trievers
Plant Hatch, in Baxley, GA. is about an hour away from Brunswick:

Plant Hatch - Southern Nuclear - Southern Company
... Plant Hatch is one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities and is
one of three nuclear facilities in the Southern electric system. ...
Description: Located near Baxley in southeastern Georgia, plant Hatch is one of Georgia Power's two nuclear facilities...

and has always been a good neighbor- I can't recall any problems, offhand. The local powerplant, McManus, used to be the main supplier in the area but has recently been used as a peaker plant. Both the pulp mill & Hercules have some limited power-generation capacity- their waste steam runs small turbine plants, mostly for internal use, but they are hooked into the power grid.

7 posted on 06/16/2002 6:41:28 AM PDT by backhoe
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