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SENIOR CITIZEN’S COLLEGE HISTORY TEXTBOOKS – American, European, Political Science, Geography – good reference material from the 1960s. You pick up in Canandaigua: 585-394-3994 THICKENER FOR LIQUIDS, honey thick iced tea, mango/peach and apple juice, nectar thick grape juice: debigeib@gmail.com LIFESTYLER TONING TABLE (vintage workout machine); very heavy; you move: ritterwrightc@gmail.com PIANO (UPRIGHT) W/BENCH, very good condition, you move it and it is yours: jplucas26@gmail.com MOBILE HOME “as is,” two bedrooms. Need to get rid of ASAP: 646-698-1841 KOHLER AND CAMPBELL PIANO. Nice exterior needs tuning. You move: 585-698-5393 Two cases of clean, label off, WINE BOTTLES. WINE CORKS, for crafts. PACKING MATERIALS: pcole2@brockport.edu 40” SAMSUNG SMART TV, needs work. Plus, a SONY DVD PLAYER, good condition. You pick up, Canandaigua: 585-905-3099 KRAFT FOOD RECIPES & FAMILY magazines. You pick up, Henrietta: 585-486-4038 MAGAZINE - Old House Interiors, issues 1995 - 2013. You pick up: mjsass@twc.com 2022 CATHOLIC ART CALENDARS. Each date lists the name of the Saint whose Feast Day is being celebrated: 585-229-2186 BOX OF FRAMES (~20), various sizes/types. Excellent condition. You take all. 585-742-3687 E MACHINE 19 inch LED monitor, keyboard and mouse. Pick up only. djmilton1961@yahoo.com. FILTRETE 1085D micro allergen air fi lters 16”x25”x1” for furnace, Seven fi lters used six weeks. Service tech evaluated as good condition. harttrm@aol.com UNFINISHED WOOD STAIRS recently removed from basement; approximately 12’ long, eight 8”x31” treads. You pick up, Dansville: 585-335-8718 SMALL DOG CAGE for 26 lb. average dog: 585-905-4595 OUTDOOR BIRD HOUSES or INDOOR DECORATIVE BIRD HOUSES that need repair/paint. My hobby is to recycle to use again: 315-748-3378 USED POOL COVER to use as a garden cover, prefer rectangular but any type will do: hansjoan2@gmail.com One TWO DRAWER FILING CABINET, used but not busted or rusted: mmshining42@gmail.com VINYL RECORDS. They do not need to work, they are for my daughter: 585-519-8189 Gently used but still playable PLAYSTATION 4 VIDEO GAMES to expand grandchildren’s library. 585-334-6134 COMIC BOOKS and GRAPHIC NOVELS for a legally blind senior citizen. Contact me at: salvatore.d.timpani@gmail.com CRAFTING SUPPLIES; no greeting cards but will take all other stuff. Also any LARGE PLASTIC BINS. 585-748-0356 Broken, used or unwanted CPAP MACHINE for disabled senior with COPD sleep apnea: petekeefe66@yahoo.com Looking for CORDED PHONE - amplifi ed for hard of hearing and MEN’S ADULT DIAPERS - size large and INCONTINENCE GUARDS for elderly father: bargainhunter22@ymail.com PET WHISPERER P.I. series by Molly Fitz for granddaughter (12 books in series). Not too far from the Brockport area: 585-637-0933 OLD iPAD, V4 or better with iOS 10 or later, for senior to read library books. Thank you: jfz_rhy@yahoo.com BLACKSMITHING ANVIL and TOOLS for a young student: 585-703-1538 ELECTRIC SCOOTER. It does not need to work. Just looking for a winter project. Batavia area. Text: 585-297-6906 Old TUBES, TRANSFORMERS, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT and SPEAKERS for Hammond or any electronic organ and PLAYER PIANO ROLLS: 585-671-1996 OR 585-323-1762 CAMERA WITH ZOOM AND TIMER for disabled senior to take pictures. In good working condition: 585-381-6546 ADULT NUTRITIONAL DRINKS (any brand), and COMPRESSION SOCKS. 585-346-9777 College student looking for SMALL APPLIANCES, FURNITURE such as bed frame, dresser, couch, tables ect, will also pay for. kaitlynwager1@gmail.com Moog vintage ANALOG SYNTHESIZERS working or not. jsknapp7@yahoo.com

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Discover a Local Nuclear Power Plant Refueling Outage

BY DP DUNN

The R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, located in Ontario, NY, recently shut down for a few short weeks for a refueling outage. A refueling outage is essentially time to ‘ ll up the tank.” e nuclear reactor is industry prides itself on its strong safety record, which is well documented by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on their site https://www.bls.gov/ [see industry code 221113 ]. opened up – literally, the top, or reactor head is removed. Engineers and operations specialists remove the weakest, or “spent” fuel, move the fuel bundles around, and add new, fresh fuel. e refueling outage is planned in advance, parts and materials ordered, and the work is carefully documented, and the records are maintained for the life of the plant. In a pressurized water reactor, like Ginna, the primary coolant is pumped under high pressure to the reactor core where it is heated by the energy released by the ssion of atoms. e heated, high pressure water then ows to a steam generator, where it transfers its thermal energy to lower pressure water of a secondary system where steam is generated. e steam then drives turbines, which spin an electric generator. See https://www. n r c . g o v / r e a d i n g - r m / b a s i c - r e f / students/animated-pwr.html for an illustration of the process. But that’s not all that happens. In parallel with refueling, the nuclear reactor, its components, the steam generators and major safety systems and their associated components are thoroughly inspected. Instrumentation, valves and circuit breakers which control the safety systems are calibrated, and retested. Items like electronic circuits are replaced, not because they have malfunctions, but because of their time inservice. e refueling outage draws hundreds of skilled cra smen and women from around the country to perform maintenance. Highly trained electricians, motor and pump mechanics, valve mechanics and instrumentation and controls specialists converge on the plant to perform specialized maintenance. During this refueling outage, workers conducted more than 3,000 routine Enjoy this article? Check out this week’s other great stories online at inspections and preventive maintenance activities. Every task is done with www.gvpennysaver.com: the utmost precision. e work is hard, o en both physically and mentally demanding. Work days run 12 hours, and across two shi s, for the • Protecting Our Ecosystems at Churchville-Chili Middle School duration of the outage, and safety is the highest concern. • Local Church, Bridge of Hope, Lends a Hand to ose in Need Safety is the top priority in an Love to write? You could earn CASH when you share your original story, outage. Workers are provided with personal experience, community happening or school event with us! It may the required safety tools and be featured on our popular website for all to see and even selected for print! equipment. Hard hats, gloves, Go to My Hometown at www.gvpennysaver.com or email our Hometown safety glasses, fall protection, Editor Amanda Dudek at AmandaDudek@gvpennysaver.com! ladders, sca olding -even lanyards to prevent dropping a tool – are all readily available. e nuclear e nuclear industry, along with the military, transportation, and medical industries have carefully studied the root causes of human error. e nuclear industry in particular, has established a culture that drives human error rates to near zero. Inspections are performed and independently veri ed, as are mathematical calculations. Plant manipulations are practiced in great detail and performed under the careful watch of others who are well-trained in the evolution or task. No one acts alone. e men and women who operate and maintain nuclear plants are highly trained professionals. Many have an engineering or technical background and training. Many nuclear workers are veterans who served in the U.S. Navy, where they were trained to operate naval reactors onboard nuclear submarines and aircra carriers. You would be hard-pressed to nd a more dedicated and skilled workforce in any R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant - Ontario, NY industry. e refueling outage is an exciting time, like rebuilding a nely tuned race car. Take it apart, inspect every part, recondition it, put it all back together, and watch it run perfectly for another race. is large and complex machine, operated and maintained by dedicated professionals, will keep running safely for another stretch, providing safe, e cient carbon-free energy for nearly 500,000 of our region’s homes, medical facilities, and businesses. [ e author retired from the nuclear industry, having worked over 40 refueling outages at Ginna and other nuclear plants. He recently returned to Turbine Deck support the refueling outage, see old friends, and remember exactly why he had retired.]

Core during RFO