The view from the top of the Hope Creek Cooling Tower - Long version

See one of our employees climb the Hope Creek cooling tower for an inspection

[@aniquinstark4347]

I read somewhere that you have to take a psychological test to climb this tower because it's so intense when you get to the part where it starts to lean outward

[@dennismosebey8085]

Thanks for this it is great. No wonder you are in great shape. How often do you climb it? At Wolf Creek we have a 5500 acre lake used as cooling water. It is only a suggestion but since Hope Creek is a BWR and steam to turbine is slightly radioactive, then turbine is slightly contaminated and thus condenser is as well. So how is it there is no radioactivity out of the tower as you say. Well as long as there are no tube leaks, there is no pathway and even if there is a tube leak it is from circulating water into condenser vice out to circ water and tower because circ water is at a higher pressure. Just a little more detail that might be useful to folks but I do appreciate you pointing out the cloud is exactly that not smoke. Most press releases when talking about any reactor always show the tower like it is the reactor or they leave that impression. Great job and I wish you continued success at Hope Creek. Beautiful part of New Jersey. I am in awe of the guys who build em too. I could not do your job. Afraid of heights. Keep up the good work. Dennis Mosebey former System Engineering Supervisor and Shift Supervisor at Wolf Creek for 33 years.

[@ReggieWeisman]

Homer Simpson Climbing up top of The Tower

[@Blakhawk1703]

Wow this gave me vertigo the entire time. I loved it. lol

[@NorthernChev]

So, where’s the helipad for transporting you down? Cuz I can’t imagine the trip down.

[@CoolBreezeAnthony]

That was awesome.

[@knockitofff]

The other guy wuss out? Can't blame him, SCREW THAT!! LOL

[@desmondkahn8280]

This reminds me of the Delaware Bay Pilot who was climbing up the side of an oil tanker in Delaware Bay and had something like a heart attack and fell off the ladder and was then accidentally struck by the pilot boat and disappeared. I was told about that by the captain of the pilot boat. Did these guys have safety lines attached while they were climbing? It didn't look like it, but I couldn't tell.

[@stevethomasen3576]

Wow great video , any tours available?

[@jacobbillings9492]

I would love to climb something like this. Be able to see the surrounding area while I climb instead of a big ugly tower

[@orangeponygsxr9366]

I wanna know how this shit was built like who were the crazy dudes bolting the rails down on top before there was anything on top 😅

[@PlumberWRX]

Drunk iron workers on cocain. My teacher told me stories about bluilding this place in the 70s. He said they had a coke trailer and a hooked trailer.

[@boiledelephant]

I wondered that! edit - I presume it's built layer on layer, with an exoskeleton of metal frame around it for work access.

[@Moneygrip]

So its an evaporative cooler? It uses evaporating water to chill the water?