Under John W. Campbell, Astounding Science Fiction went through phases where it seemed to think it was Popular Mechanics.  One critic said that it sometimes read like it was printed on laboratory filter paper.  This portrayal of an atomic power plant from 1947 is an example of how some people felt that the line between science fiction and reality had become blurred, or even erased.  It's actually a nice, compact little arrangement of the reactor, the steam pipes, the turbine, the dynamo, and the control panel.  Something seems to be missing, though.  Oh, yes, I know: shielding.  It's the Chernobyl Special!  I'm out of here!

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