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Bone of contention. Nuclear plants such as Ontario Hydro's generating station at Pickering, above, have been the centre of increasing acrimony for lac(...)
Bone of contention. Nuclear plants such as Ontario Hydro's generating station at Pickering, above, have been the centre of increasing acrimony for lac(...)

Bone of contention. Nuclear plants such as Ontario Hydro's generating station at Pickering, above, have been the centre of increasing acrimony for lac(...)

Date3/31/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bone of contention. Nuclear plants such as Ontario Hydro's generating station at Pickering, above, have been the centre of increasing acrimony for lack of a national nuclear policy, writes Star environment specialist Ross Howard. Right, a worker at Pickering wears special safety mask and coveralls. The Clark government had promised a national nuclear inquiry but did not proceed with it.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0002476F
      Hydro's nuclear generating plant at Pickering pours steam heat into Lake Ontario
      Hydro's nuclear generating plant at Pickering pours steam heat into Lake Ontario
      Loek, Dick
      10/11/1973
      Touring nuclear power plant at Pickering today, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin talks to workers after his arrival at the $746 million generating station where he was welcomed by Ontario Hydro Chairman George Gathercole
      Touring nuclear power plant at Pickering today, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin talks to workers after his arrival at the $746 million generating station where he was welcomed by Ontario Hydro Chairman George Gathercole
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      10/25/1971
      The brilliant engineer behind Hydro's system of generating plants, Richard Hearn is 90 today and, he says, ''I'm reasonably in control of my faculties.''
      The brilliant engineer behind Hydro's system of generating plants, Richard Hearn is 90 today and, he says, ''I'm reasonably in control of my faculties.''
      Goode, Jeff
      5/7/1980
      From the space-age control centre at Hydro's Pickering nuclear station, one of two disabled reactors will be brought back to life soon after three years of repairs
      From the space-age control centre at Hydro's Pickering nuclear station, one of two disabled reactors will be brought back to life soon after three years of repairs
      Loek, Dick
      6/30/1987
      Atom Power by 1971. Construction goes on around the clock to bring Ontario Hydro's huge Pickering nuclear station east of Toronto into full service by(...)
      Atom Power by 1971. Construction goes on around the clock to bring Ontario Hydro's huge Pickering nuclear station east of Toronto into full service by(...)
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      2/24/1969
      World's largest nuclear generating station, this Ontario Hydro facility on Lake Ontario at Pickering could be doubled in size at a cost of $1.3 billio(...)
      World's largest nuclear generating station, this Ontario Hydro facility on Lake Ontario at Pickering could be doubled in size at a cost of $1.3 billio(...)
      Beaty, Keith
      6/17/1974
      Pollution fighter: This 700-foot smokestack, built two years ago at a cost of $9 million, was designed to reduce air pollution at Ontario Hydro's Hearn generating plant on Toronto's waterfront
      Pollution fighter: This 700-foot smokestack, built two years ago at a cost of $9 million, was designed to reduce air pollution at Ontario Hydro's Hearn generating plant on Toronto's waterfront
      Spremo, Boris
      8/3/1972
      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
      No nuclear future: Greenpeace members march yesterday to protest Ontario Hydro's proposal to build three more nuclear plant by 2012
      No nuclear future: Greenpeace members march yesterday to protest Ontario Hydro's proposal to build three more nuclear plant by 2012
      Spremo, Boris
      12/20/1989
      Muke Book: Jack Muir, corporate relations officer for Ontario Hydro at the Pickering nuclear station (in background), holds pamphlet distributed to citizens within 10 kilometres (603 miles) of the plant advising them how to respond to a nuclear emergency
      Muke Book: Jack Muir, corporate relations officer for Ontario Hydro at the Pickering nuclear station (in background), holds pamphlet distributed to citizens within 10 kilometres (603 miles) of the plant advising them how to respond to a nuclear emergency
      Russell, Jim
      11/25/1989
      Lake Ontario near Pickering Nuclear Generating Plant
      Lake Ontario near Pickering Nuclear Generating Plant
      Irish, Paul
      10/28/1994
      George Gathercole, chairman of Ontario Hydro, stands outside the atomic generating station in Pickering
      George Gathercole, chairman of Ontario Hydro, stands outside the atomic generating station in Pickering
      Gathercole, George
      7/30/1971