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[quote=Anonymous]I thought this thread was a joke at first. It's absolutely safe to go swimming in Lake Anna.

As noted above, there are two parts of the lake. The smaller, "private" side is the water that comes out after it cools the reactor. It is often called the "warm" side because it tends to be about 10-15 degrees warmer than the other side. But also as noted above, there is no radioactivity to the water.

The much larger "public" side of the lake is also called the "cool" side and is where the water is drawn from into the plant.

The most dangerous part of swimming in the lake right now is the algae bloom that has happened the last couple of years at the north end of the lake (potentially due to agricultural runoff, but not totally clear). But it has not been detected on the private side or for the majority of the public side. And by "dangerous" I mean there's a warning of some skin irritation or gastric issues if you were to drink the water. But there are not even really any reports of that. Just warnings. [/quote]

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