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2023-04-17 08:41:02 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The towers referred to in the tweet are cooling towers. The white cloud seen coming from the top is steam, not smoke as stated in the tweet. Learn about a cooling tower here: https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2021/10/14/cooling-towers-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work#:~:text=Cool%20air%20flows%20up%20from,which%20is%20a%20closed%20system.

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• The towers referred to in the tweet are cooling towers. The white cloud seen coming from the top is steam, not smoke as stated in the tweet. Learn about a cooling tower here: https://nuclear.duke-energy.com/2021/10/14/cooling-towers-what-are-they-and-how-do-they-work#:~:text=Cool%20air%20flows%20up%20from,which%20is%20a%20closed%20system.