Three men in white lab coats look at various pieces of very large equipment.

Order Reproduction

High tension set

DateFebruary 1953

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (author)

Format

Picture

Subject

Nuclear power plants

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Chalk River

County:Renfrew (Ont. : County)

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Black-and-white photographs

Language

No linguistic content

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_003

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