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MYSTERY OF POWER à Here is the first photograph ever made public of Canadaïs celebrated Chalk River Atomic Pile
MYSTERY OF POWER à Here is the first photograph ever made public of Canadaïs celebrated Chalk River Atomic Pile

MYSTERY OF POWER à Here is the first photograph ever made public of Canadaïs celebrated Chalk River Atomic Pile

Date1950-09
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  • MYSTERY OF POWER – Here is the first photograph ever made public of Canada’s celebrated Chalk River Atomic Pile.
  • MYSTERY OF POWER à Here is the first photograph ever made public of Canadaïs celebrated Chalk River Atomic Pile
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Original Toronto Star caption: Through this mysterious-looking apparatus, Canada is playing a leading role in the search for practical uses of Atomic energy.This National Research Council photo shows the Atomic furnace -- or pile -- the circular piece in the background that resembles a ship's funnel. It has ''the highest flux of thermal neutrons ever recorded, says N.R.C. This makes it possible to study the fundamentals of atomic energy and the behavior of materials under intense bombardment by neutrons.The mass of equipment in the foreground is used in various kinds of experiments. Concentrated beams of neutrons, emerging from openings in the face of the reactor, are guided into these assemblies. These are aligned like spokes on a wheel of which the reactor forms the hub.Among the equipment in the foreground is a neutron spectrometer, used to determine the structure of certain chemical compounds; apparatus to produce isotopes for use in biological, agricultural, medical and industrial fields; and a special type of electron-pair spectrometers which makes it possible to study energy levels within the very core of the atoms.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
    Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-369
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    GeographyCity, town, twpChalk River
    GeographyCountyRenfrew (Ont. : County)
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    GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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    Atomic program started here à Canadaïs first nuclear reaction took place 20 years ago in this ZEEP reactor at Chalk River
    Atomic program started here à Canadaïs first nuclear reaction took place 20 years ago in this ZEEP reactor at Chalk River
    Canadian Press
    1965-09
    Protective clothing à Plastic suits and respirators are used to protect workers at Canadaïs Chalk River, Ontario, atomic plant from deadly radioactivity
    Protective clothing à Plastic suits and respirators are used to protect workers at Canadaïs Chalk River, Ontario, atomic plant from deadly radioactivity
    Canadian Press
    1954-03
    Reactivated à The NRX reactor at Canadaïs atomic plant at Chalk River, Ontario, has been reactivated, a little more than a year after it broke down
    Reactivated à The NRX reactor at Canadaïs atomic plant at Chalk River, Ontario, has been reactivated, a little more than a year after it broke down
    Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
    1954-02
    Workers of Canadaïs National Research Council $20,000,000 atomic energy plant at Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, walk to their jobs at the plant where new avenues in the realm of physical, chemical and biological research have been opened.
    Workers of Canadaïs National Research Council $20,000,000 atomic energy plant at Chalk River, Ontario, Canada, walk to their jobs at the plant where new avenues in the realm of physical, chemical and biological research have been opened.
    Chalk River Laboratories
    1948-01
    On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
    On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
    Chalk River Laboratories
    7/30/1984
    Work on new calandria à this picture shows men working on the new calandria which was placed in the reconstructed NRX reactor at the Chalk River, Ont., atomic plant which broke down a little more than a year ago.
    Work on new calandria à this picture shows men working on the new calandria which was placed in the reconstructed NRX reactor at the Chalk River, Ont., atomic plant which broke down a little more than a year ago.
    Canadian Press
    2/17/1954
    The town of Beeton is buzzing with plans these days as it prepares to honor its founder, David Allan Jones, Canadaïs first commercial beekeeper
    The town of Beeton is buzzing with plans these days as it prepares to honor its founder, David Allan Jones, Canadaïs first commercial beekeeper
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    5/29/1957
    Canadaïs smallest incorporated town, Bala has about 370 year-round residents but summer population is quoted as between 5,000 and 15,000
    Canadaïs smallest incorporated town, Bala has about 370 year-round residents but summer population is quoted as between 5,000 and 15,000
    Toronto Star (Firm)
    2/28/1950
    Chalk River (atomic waste disposal)
    Chalk River (atomic waste disposal)
    Chalk River Laboratories
    1974
    Atomic men see pickering. Members of the international Atomic Industrial Forum don hard hats for a close-up tour of Ontario Hydro's nuclear power stat(...)
    Atomic men see pickering. Members of the international Atomic Industrial Forum don hard hats for a close-up tour of Ontario Hydro's nuclear power stat(...)
    James, Norman
    11/19/1968
    The ''Royal William'', historical sketch of her celebrated career, the first ship to cross the ocean by continuous steam power and the first war steamer
    The ''Royal William'', historical sketch of her celebrated career, the first ship to cross the ocean by continuous steam power and the first war steamer
    Royal William (Ship)
    [19-?]
    The atomic power station at Pickering will be duplicated in plans announced today by Ontario Hydro to build major new nuclear power facilities costing(...)
    The atomic power station at Pickering will be duplicated in plans announced today by Ontario Hydro to build major new nuclear power facilities costing(...)
    Lennon, Frank
    3/10/1971