Several men in white coats work at the base of a large piece of industrial equipment.

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NRX nuclear reactor

DateFebruary 1953

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-49-SU-ATOM_004

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