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Kendall Square plant to blow off some steam on Saturday

By adamg on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:50pm

Cambridge Police say there won't be anything to be alarmed about on Saturday when you see large clouds of steam erupting out of the Veolia power plant in Kendall Square on Saturday.

Veolia Energy will be conducting a procedure known as steam blowing Saturday, May 30, between 8:00am-6:00pm. ... This operation involves flowing steam through a pipe for the purpose of pipe cleaning. The cleaning will result in large clouds of steam, which may cause curiosity and/or phone calls from the general public.

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Kendall Square


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By Kaz on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 12:59pm.
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By anon on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 4:16pm.

"Vent radioactive gas?" Y-E-S.

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By markk on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 5:39pm.

but if they're using the steam to clean the pipes, then whatever is in there that needs cleaning out is going to be spewed out with the steam. Wonder what that is?

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By RG on Thu, 05/28/2015 - 8:38pm.

Hope there is no asbestos in those old pipes!

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By roadman on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 10:52am.

would have been used to cover/insulate the outside of the pipes, not to line the insides of them.

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By brianjdamico on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 10:21am.

Water? That can collect in steam pipes and it makes the system a whole lot less efficient as steam loses heat to the water and then becomes more liquid water and so on.

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By gotdatwmd on Fri, 05/29/2015 - 9:31am.

That's a whole lotta seafoam!

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