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Tritium Flatbeds: Special trucks will carry casks of radioactive heavy water to Darlington

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Tritium Flatbeds: Special trucks will carry casks of radioactive heavy water to Darlington

Date9/13/1988

Names

Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Tritium Flatbeds: Special trucks will carry casks of radioactive heavy water to Darlington.

Subject

Nuclear power plants

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002356F

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