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Disaster! Hydro officials study map of the region around the Bruce nuclear station, where a simulated emergency turned into a communications fiasco. T(...)
Disaster! Hydro officials study map of the region around the Bruce nuclear station, where a simulated emergency turned into a communications fiasco. T(...)

Disaster! Hydro officials study map of the region around the Bruce nuclear station, where a simulated emergency turned into a communications fiasco. T(...)

Date6/27/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Disaster! Hydro officials study map of the region around the Bruce nuclear station, where a simulated emergency turned into a communications fiasco. Three hours after the disaster - workers at the Bruce plant didn't know of any emergency.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002358F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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