1958NUCLEAR POWER/CIVIL DEFENSE
ATOMIC POWER. SHIPPINGPORT, PENNSYLVANIA. FIRST FULL SCALE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT. CONSTRUCTION OF POWER PLANT.
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Presidential Seal
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President Eisenhower Ike makes speech on May 26, 1958 dedicating the Shippingport Atomic Power Station
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LOW ANGLE TRANSMISSION LINES, ELECTRIC TOWER. PANS TO ATOMIC POWER STATION, SHIPPINGPORT, PA. OHIO RIVER.
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AERIAL OVER FIRST NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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WORKERS ENTERING TURBINE GENERATOR
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NUCLEAR PLANT TURBINE GENERATOR. PANS UP TO TRANSMISSION LINES.
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AERIAL OVER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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ILLUSTRATION SHOWING HOW PRESSURIZED WATER REACTOR STATION OPERATES
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ILLUSTRATION SCHEMATIC PLAN OF SHIPPINGPORT NUCLEAR STATION
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NUCLEAR PLANT MEETING. ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS
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MONTAGE INTERIOR NUCLEAR POWER STATION FUEL ELEMENTS.
PROCESSING OF FUEL MATERIALS & MANUFACTURING ELEMENTS. CONTROL ROD. CLIPBOARD-CARRYING NERD CHECKING FOR FAILED FUEL ELEMENTS |
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ILLUSTRATION OF REACTOR VESSEL
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WORKERS CHECKING ZERO LEAKAGE PUMPS, LARGE VALVES. CU INSTRUMENTS MONITORING REACTIVITY. OPERATIONAL RADIATION MONITORING EQUIPMENT
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SCALE MODEL OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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U.S. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION BETTIS PLANT
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INTERIOR, REACTOR PHYSICS ANALYSIS. MATHMATICAL EQUATIONS ON BLACKBOARD. PAN GROUP OF MEN LISTENING INTENSELY. SMOKING PIPE.
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CU BLUEPRINTS. NERDS IN MEETING. URANIUM
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ILLUSTRATION: ENRICHED MATERIAL CALLED "SEED &
BLANKET" SURROUNDING IT ACTIVATED BY THE SEED. SEED & BLANKET ASSEMBLIES |
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WORKER TESTING MATERIALS FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE TO HIGH WATER TEMPERATURE. RADIATION STABILITY
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SCIENTISTS USING MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR TO WORK WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. TESTING ELEMENTS
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CU SMALL SQUARES OF METALLIC URANIUM BEING HANDLED WITH TWEEZERS
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SCIENTIST HEATING MATERIALS. STUDYING URANIUM DIOXIDE. UO2. USING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, BLENDER IN STUDYING DANGEROUS MATERIALS
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MASTER-SLAVE MANIPULATOR PICKING UP HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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CU SCIENTIST LOOKING INTO MICROSCOPE-LIKE INSTRUMENT.
STUDYING THERMO-CONDUCTIVITY. MELTING POINTS. CHEMICAL BEHAVIOR. REACTION TO HOT WATER. PICKING UP ZIRCONIUM ALLOY WITH TWEEZERS |
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WORKER WEARING HELMET WORKING WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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CU WORKER WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES SCOOPING OUT OXIDE POWDER, BLANKET FUEL
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ROOM FULL OF SCIENTISTS TESTING UO2. EXTENSIVE TESTING URANIUM OXIDE PELLETS. MAKING BLANKET TUBES.
PROCESSING INCLUDES AGGLOMERATING, COMPACTING, SINTERING, & GRINDING. ASSEMBLING FUEL RODS & BUNDLES. WELDING ARGON ATMOSPHERE. |
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SCIENTIST MAKING SEED ELEMENTS. URANIUM FUEL PLATES SANDWICHED BETWEEN 2 ZIRCONIUM ALLOY COVER PLATES.
CRUCIFORM CHANNEL FOR THE CONTROL ROD MADE OF HAFNIUM |
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PHYSICIST PERFORMING REACTOR PHYSICS CALCULATIONS.
EARLY IBM COMPUTER |
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ILLUSTRATION OF EXCESS REACTIVITY
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PHYSICIST PERFORMING EXPERIMENTAL CHECKS OF THE REACTOR PHYSICS CALCULATIONS. ILLUSTRATION FOLLOWS.
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CU MACHINES GAUGING OPERATING MECHANISMS. CONTROL ROOM
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CU CONTROL ROD SLIDING UPWARD
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WORKER CHECKING WALL OF GAUGES SHOWING CONTROL RODS POSITIONING. ECU ROD POSITIONING INDICATOR. DIGITAL READ-OUT
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MACHINES MEASURING NEUTRON FLUX DISTRIBUTION
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SCIENTISTS LEANING OVER NUCLEAR REACTOR
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CONTROL ROOM. CHECKING COOLANT FLOW & TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTATION.
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ILLUSTRATION OF FLOW OF SEED & BLANKET FUEL THERMOCOUPLES. FUEL ASSEMBLY. CORE INLET WATER TEMPERATURE. COMPUTE POWER DISTRIBUTION IN VARIOUS REGIONS OF THE CORE
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CU CONTROL ROD INDICATORS MACHINES. PAN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONTROL ROOM. TURBINE CONTROL PANEL. GENERATOR CONTROL PANEL
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ILLUSTRATION ON CONTROLLING INLET WATER TEMPERATURE
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ARCHITECTS LOOKING AT PLANS. DRAFTSMEN AT DRAFTING TABLES. CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS
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MARCH 1955, CONSTRUCTION CREWS BEGIN CLEARING SITE.
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AERIAL OVER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 1956. CONCRETE SHIELDING. CONTAINER CHAMBERS. CANAL SECTION
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MONTAGE CONSTRUCTION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. 150 TON PRESSURE NUCLEAR REACTOR VESSEL BEING MOVED INTO PLACE. INSTALLING UNITS. PLACING FUEL CORE IN THE REACTOR. MEN SEALING CANNED MOTOR PUMPS |
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TURBINE GENERATOR OUTDOORS
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AERIAL OVER COMPLETED NUCLEAR PLANT
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INTERIOR OPERATION CONTROL ROOM. DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS: REACTOR CONTROL, TURBINE CONTROL, & GENERATOR CONTROL. REACTOR, STEAM GENERATION & POWER GENERATION
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EXTENSIVE INSTRUMENTATION. CONTINUOUS READINGS BEING TAKEN FOR FLOW RATES, WATER PRESSURES, TEMPERATURES, POWER LEVEL IN THE REACTOR
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NERD CHECKING FOR FUEL ELEMENT FAILURES
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MAN ON TELEPHONE IN FRONT OF CONTROL PANELS. CONTROL ROOM. WORKERS CHECKING CONTROL PANELS.
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ILLUSTRATION SHOWING KILOWATTS GOING TO FULL POWER.
OUTPUT INCREASING |
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EXTERIOR-NIGHT PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. NEON SIGNS, DIMLINGS, HERTZ RENT-A-CAR, GIMBELS
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MEN IN NUCLEAR PLANT CONTROL ROOM
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TWO BUSINESSMEN IN MEETING. PIPE-SMOKING BUSINESSMEN
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INTERIOR & AERIAL OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANT.
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