Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, taken from about 13.8 miles away.

[Bob Blaylock]

Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station, taken from about 13.8 miles away.

Ancient ƒ/3.8 85-205mm Vivitar zoom lens mounted on my Nikon D3200. ƒ/22, composite of three images taken at 1⁄40, 1⁄80 and 1⁄160 of a second.

I was at 38° 31' 56.24" North, 121° 2' 39.43" West.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Just out of curiosity, why is a nuclear generating station surrounded by solar panels?

 

[Bob Blaylock]

Just out of curiosity, why is a nuclear generating station surrounded by solar panels?

The actual nuclear power plant was shut down a very long time ago. But SMUD still owns it and the surrounding land, and has set up a solar farm and a natural-gas-fueled power plant on the property.

 

[BackAgain]

And if you think about it, solar is actually nuclear.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Was there going to be a photo here at some point?

 

[ABikerSailor]

Was there going to be a photo here at some point?

There's a photo in the OP's first post, as well as a link that shows you an aerial view of the station. The aerial photo in the link is the one where you can see the station surrounded by solar panels.

 

[Canon Shooter]

There's a photo in the OP's first post, as well as a link that shows you an aerial view of the station. The aerial photo in the link is the one where you can see the station surrounded by solar panels.

Weird. The first post I see is one of yours...

 

[ABikerSailor]

Weird. The first post I see is one of yours...

By any chance do you have Bob Blaylock on ignore? If you did, then you wouldn't see his post, even if he's the OP.

 

[Canon Shooter]

By any chance do you have Bob Blaylock on ignore? If you did, then you wouldn't see his post, even if he's the OP.

Yeah, I do...

 

[ABikerSailor]

Yeah, I do...

No wonder you can't see the photo in the OP, you have the OP on ignore. Thanks, you just gave me yet another reason why I don't ever put people on ignore.

 

[Canon Shooter]

No wonder you can't see the photo in the OP, you have the OP on ignore. Thanks, you just gave me yet another reason why I don't ever put people on ignore.

If I put him on ignore there's undoubtedly good reason for it. I don't do it often...