September 17, 1982
On our way to Portland, Oregon to see a school friend of mine, we made a detour at the Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Rainier. Though it’s long been mothballed, the plant was operational at the time we visited.
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On our way to Portland (blue marker), we stop in Rainier (yellow marker).
Graphic depicting the recreation area near the power plant.
[brochure scan]
After that detour, it was onto Portland ...The 499-foot (~150 m) high cooling tower was demolished in 1996.
(glimpse of the reactor dome to the left)
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