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Better than promised. Candu reactors may last 100 years
Better than promised. Candu reactors may last 100 years

Better than promised. Candu reactors may last 100 years

Date5/17/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Better than promised. Candu reactors may last 100 years
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0002432F
Twenty-four Candu reactors, like one at Pickering (above) have been sold
Twenty-four Candu reactors, like one at Pickering (above) have been sold
Lennon, Frank
3/17/1971
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
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
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
Pickering's nuclear plant: The big building in the foreground can suck dangerous air from the four reactors in case of emergency
Pickering's nuclear plant: The big building in the foreground can suck dangerous air from the four reactors in case of emergency
Bezant, Graham
8/2/1971
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
Radioactive workplace: Tradesmen looked like astronauts when they donned special suits to enter reactors where they replaced damaged fuel-carrying tubes
Radioactive workplace: Tradesmen looked like astronauts when they donned special suits to enter reactors where they replaced damaged fuel-carrying tubes
Loek, Dick
6/30/1987
New reactors at pickering are going up
New reactors at pickering are going up
Beaty, Keith
9/17/1975
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
Candu technology: Jobs for Canadians, power for Turkey
Candu technology: Jobs for Canadians, power for Turkey
McConnell, Colin
7/28/1984
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
Several men in white coats work at the base of a large piece of industrial equipment.
NRX nuclear reactor
Toronto Star (Firm)
February 1953