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ramriot t1_j5x57pm wrote

Reply to comment by BuffaloBoyHowdy in How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? by ivy-claw

Yup, this is why Live Steam is so damn dangerous. If a high pressure steam line develops a crack the escaping steam can sound like a banshee on heat but is also completely invisible. The jet is just hanging out there waiting to slice off your limbs or scald you do death.

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Rangoras t1_j5yyang wrote

If we ever had a super heated steam leak in the engine room we were trained to grab a broom or other stick and wave it in front of you from floor to above your head while moving slowly. When the broom was cut in half by the invisible steam jet you found the general leak location.

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