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Schematic diagram of a heavy water-natural uranium power reactor system
Schematic diagram of a heavy water-natural uranium power reactor system

Schematic diagram of a heavy water-natural uranium power reactor system

Date1955
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  • Schematic diagram of a heavy water-natural uranium power reactor system
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    Dimensions11900 mm (468 1/2 in.)
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-49-SU-ATOM_002
      GeographyCountryCanada
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      GeographyCity, town, twpChalk River
      GeographyCountyRenfrew (Ont. : County)
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      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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      Downtown reactor: Dr. Ron Hancock, in the reactor room of U of T's Slowpoke, checks over a device that holds uranium rods.
      Downtown reactor: Dr. Ron Hancock, in the reactor room of U of T's Slowpoke, checks over a device that holds uranium rods.
      Griffin, Doug
      5/1/1990
      Roland Krause of Atomic Energy of Canada, in Mississuga, holds a model of a uranium bundle that cost $700 and, when placed in a nuclear reactor, produces as much energy as 100,000 gallons of oil
      Roland Krause of Atomic Energy of Canada, in Mississuga, holds a model of a uranium bundle that cost $700 and, when placed in a nuclear reactor, produces as much energy as 100,000 gallons of oil
      Norris, Dave
      11/27/1973
      Hot rods: Technicians work on the reactor tubes, which contain 6,240 bundles of uranium fuel rods
      Hot rods: Technicians work on the reactor tubes, which contain 6,240 bundles of uranium fuel rods
      Mahler, John
      8/29/1989
      Stainless steel drums of heavy water crowd nuclear generating plant storeroom, the vital ingredient, in making electrical power. Shortages and high pr(...)
      Stainless steel drums of heavy water crowd nuclear generating plant storeroom, the vital ingredient, in making electrical power. Shortages and high pr(...)
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      7/30/1971
      Deep in the heart of one four nuclear reactors at Pickering power station, technicians prepare tubes that will contain fuel rods when the plant begins producing power within tow months
      Deep in the heart of one four nuclear reactors at Pickering power station, technicians prepare tubes that will contain fuel rods when the plant begins producing power within tow months
      Dinsmore, Ted
      3/10/1971
      Shutdown system on top of reactor
      Shutdown system on top of reactor
      Mahler, John
      8/29/1989
      Peek-a-boo model details generation and transmission system in the Pickering nuclear station 20 miles from downtown Toronto. In 1973, reactors will ge(...)
      Peek-a-boo model details generation and transmission system in the Pickering nuclear station 20 miles from downtown Toronto. In 1973, reactors will ge(...)
      Ross, Fred
      5/6/1969
      Expaning the nuclear plant. Four new reactors, to be completed by 1982, will double the size and capacity of the Pickering Nuclear Power Station and w(...)
      Expaning the nuclear plant. Four new reactors, to be completed by 1982, will double the size and capacity of the Pickering Nuclear Power Station and w(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      1/9/1975
      Nuclear power station operated by Ontario Hydro at Pickering put its first reactor unit into operation last February, and last month it was turning ou(...)
      Nuclear power station operated by Ontario Hydro at Pickering put its first reactor unit into operation last February, and last month it was turning ou(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/3/1971
      Workers use a safe mockup of the Pickering nuclear power plant to learn to remove radioactive tubes from reactors
      Workers use a safe mockup of the Pickering nuclear power plant to learn to remove radioactive tubes from reactors
      Dunlop, Al
      4/12/1985
      Mendelson Joe: Calls nuclear power dangerous and attacks reactor expansion
      Mendelson Joe: Calls nuclear power dangerous and attacks reactor expansion
      Goode, Jeff
      12/13/1989
      Scientists prepare a reactor core for nuclear fuel bundles at the Pickering power plant
      Scientists prepare a reactor core for nuclear fuel bundles at the Pickering power plant
      Brazao, Dale
      8/7/1979