Palo Verde nuclear power plant continues to defy desert

Fire protection engineer Greg Cameron describes how turbines are repaired during the shut down process inside the plant’s turbine deck. (Photo by Curtis Spicer/Cronkite News)

Plant workers must hold counters like these to measure personal exposure to radiation. (Photo by Curtis Spicer/Cronkite News)

This turbine is being repaired during the shut down process at Palo Verde’s Nuclear Generating Station. (Photo by Curtis Spicer/Cronkite News)

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station’s infrastructure helps handle electricity exiting the plant and distributes it. (Photo by Curtis Spicer/Cronkite News)

This tank stores water as part of the nuclear reaction process to improve thermodynamic efficiency. (Photo by Curtis Spicer/Cronkite News)

Palo Verde nuclear power plant continues to defy desert

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