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Christmas Corner Dedication

The dedication of the 2016 State Auto Christmas Corner photographed Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in downtown Columbus.

The dedication of the 2016 State Auto Christmas Corner photographed Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in downtown Columbus. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Senior session with Taylour Crutchfield photographed Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Franklin Park Conservatory. I don’t typically do senior portraits, but our wonderful neighbor asked, and I couldn’t refuse. 🙂

Senior session with Taylour Crutchfield photographed Sunday, November 20, 2016 at the Franklin Park Conservatory. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Scioto Mile

Images, Scenics, Wild Art

A little different take on the traditional Columbus skyline image.

Featured in 614 Magazine as their ‘Big Picture’ for November 2016

Kayaking along the Scioto Mile photographed Saturday, November 5, 2016. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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David’s Senior Portraits

Images, People, Sports

Senior portrait session with David Andes photographed Wednesday, October 26, 2016. I don’t seek out senior portraits, but a good friend sought me out to do her son’s senior portraits and I couldn’t say no – especially since he was an expert Fencer and I knew it would make great images.

Senior portrait session with David Andes photographed Wednesday, October 26, 2016. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Hampton Inn Kent

Architecture, Images, Places

The Hampton Inn Kent photographed Thursday, October 20, 2016 for Witness Hospitality, Inc.

The Hampton Inn Kent photographed Thursday, October 20, 2016 for Alliance Hospitality. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Hampton Inn Middleburg Heights

Architecture, Images, Places

The Hampton Inn Middleburg Heights photographed Wednesday, October 19, 2016 for Witness Hospitality, Inc.

The Hampton Inn Middleburg Heights photographed Wednesday, October 19, 2016 for Alliance Hospitality. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus Marathon

Events, Images, Sports

The 2016 Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus Marathon photographed Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio featuring the ClifBar Pace Team.

The 2016 Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus Marathon photographed Sunday, October 16, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio. (© James D. DeCamp | http://JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Blue Jackets Opening Night

Architecture, Events, Images, Sports

The Columbus Blue Jackets Opening night photographed Thursday, October 13, 2016 at Nationwide Arena.

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Gahanna Grill Menu

Images, Products

Food photography for a new menu at the Gahanna Grill photographed Wednesday August 24, 2016.

Food photography for a new menue at the Gahanna Grill photographed Wednesday August 24, 2016. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station

Images, Places, Scenics, Travel

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station photographed Sunday August 21, 2016.

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant built by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Herald, California.

In 1966, SMUD purchased 2,100 acres (850 ha) in southeast Sacramento County for a nuclear power plant, which was built in Herald, 25 miles (40 km) south-east of downtown Sacramento.

In the early 1970s, a small pond was expanded to a 160-acre (65 ha) lake to serve as an emergency backup water supply for the station. The lake has always received its water from the Folsom South Canal and has no relationship with the power plant’s daily water supply. Surrounding the lake is 400 acres (160 ha) of recreational area originally operated by the County of Sacramento for day-use activities.

The 2,772 MWt Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactor (913 MWe) achieved initial criticality on 16 September 1974 and entered commercial operation on 17 April 1975.

On 20 March 1978 a failure of power supply for the plant’s non-nuclear instrumentation system led to steam generator dryout. (ref NRC LER 312/78-001). In an ongoing study of “precursors” that could lead to a nuclear disaster if additional failures were to have occurred, in 2005 the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission concluded that this event at Rancho Seco was the third most serious safety-related occurrence in the United States (Behind the Three Mile Island accident and the cable tray fire at Browns Ferry).

The plant operated from April 1975 to June 1989 but had a lifetime capacity average of only 39%; it was closed by public vote on 7 June 1989 (despite the fact that its operating license did not expire until 11 October 2008) after multiple referendums.

Operation of the recreational area was assumed by SMUD in 1992. In cooperation with the Nature Conservancy, SMUD dedicated in June 2006 the Howard Ranch Nature Trail, a seven-mile (11 km) long trail that follows riparian and marsh habitat along Rancho Seco Lake and the adjoining Howard Ranch that once belonged to the owner of the famous racehorse Seabiscuit.

All power generating equipment has been removed from the plant and the now-empty cooling towers remain a prominent part of the local landscape. Also scattered throughout the area around the plant are abandoned air raid sirens that at one time would have warned people of a radioactivity release from the station. Additions to SMUD’s Rancho Seco property have included massive solar installations and, more recently, the natural gas-fired Cosumnes Power Plant, brought online in 2006.

On 23 October 2009, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission released the majority of the site for unrestricted public use, while approximately 11 acres (4.5 ha) of land including a storage building for low-level radioactive waste and a dry-cask spent fuel storage facility remain under NRC licenses. The plant cost $375 million when it was built in 1974 and it cost about $120 million (in 1974 dollars) to decommission according to the SMUD Rancho Seco Nuclear Education Center.

The Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station is a decommissioned nuclear power plant built by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in Herald, California photographed Sunday August 21, 2016. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

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Christmas Corner Dedication

Taylour’s Senior Portraits

Scioto Mile

David’s Senior Portraits

Hampton Inn Kent

Hampton Inn Middleburg Heights

Nationwide Childrens Hospital Columbus Marathon

Blue Jackets Opening Night

Gahanna Grill Menu

Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating Station

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