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HubertHeaver

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3. Yes, I grew up on a farm 7 miles south of the C&NW viaduct at the south edge of Dixon.

Reply to murielm99 (Reply #2)

Thu Aug 19, 2021, 08:38 PM

Aug 2021

When we were protesting ComEd and the Byron nuke I was living in DeKalb--directly downwind of the plant. The plant's lifespan was planned to be 40 years and that was just about 40 years ago.

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Exelon says time is fast running out for Byron nuke plant [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2021 OP

We tried to keep that place from opening in the '70s. HubertHeaver Aug 2021 #1

A former resident of St. Ronnie' hometown? murielm99 Aug 2021 #2

Yes, I grew up on a farm 7 miles south of the C&NW viaduct at the south edge of Dixon. HubertHeaver Aug 2021 #3