I'm the marketing manager for a company named Conco Systems. We have specialized in condenser cleaning since 1923. Condensers are found in fossil and nuclear power plants and are used to bring in either fresh water or seawater to cool the steam from the electricity production cycle.
Inside the condenser are thousands of tubes roughly an inch in diameter and upwards of 60 feet long. The condenser can play home to ANYTHING that is floating in the cooling water source at the time it is sucked into the intake pipe. Cooling water sources can be lakes, rivers, reservoirs and the ocean.
A noticeable odor is observed when entering the condenser after it has been drained and is ready to be cleaned. The odor is of decaying fish, biofilms, and God knows what else finds its way into the waterbox. I've heard a human finger was found in a condenser tube once.
The job is defintely dirty and I'd be happy to go into more detail of how we have removed tons of fouling from these critical units.
Eric F Marketing Manager Conco Systems
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