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Nuclear what?
Nuclear what?

Nuclear what?

Date8/9/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Nuclear what?: Kim Kipp, 9, left, Nicole Ferguson, 9, centre and Michael Ferguson, 12, find that Lake Ontario is a great place to swim in the summer and the leaking reactor problems of the Pickering nuclear generating station, looming in the background, make absolutely no difference.
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002410F
Several men in white coats work at the base of a large piece of industrial equipment.
NRX nuclear reactor
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Moisture Separator Reheater (MSR) inside Darlington Nuclear Power Station
Moisture Separator Reheater (MSR) inside Darlington Nuclear Power Station
8/29/1988
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(...)
1/9/1975
Pickering's nuclear power station generates energy by nuclear fission
Pickering's nuclear power station generates energy by nuclear fission
7/30/1971
The nearly-completed Darlington nuclear power plant helps make Durham the nuclear capital of Canada
The nearly-completed Darlington nuclear power plant helps make Durham the nuclear capital of Canada
12/16/1981
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(...)
2/24/1969
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(...)
8/3/1971
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(...)
6/17/1974
Weaving a network of power. Workmen appear to be weaving a network of steel reinforcing rods as Ontario Hydro expands its nuclear power-generating pla(...)
Weaving a network of power. Workmen appear to be weaving a network of steel reinforcing rods as Ontario Hydro expands its nuclear power-generating pla(...)
6/30/1976
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(...)
7/30/1971
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(...)
5/6/1969
Powerful turbines fed by nuclear energy churn out electricity at Pickering generating station
Powerful turbines fed by nuclear energy churn out electricity at Pickering generating station
3/31/1977