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It' cold, cold cold out there - and the ice on these steel stakes near the Pickering nuclear plant is chilly evidence of the cold fact, Winter's here
It' cold, cold cold out there - and the ice on these steel stakes near the Pickering nuclear plant is chilly evidence of the cold fact, Winter's here

It' cold, cold cold out there - and the ice on these steel stakes near the Pickering nuclear plant is chilly evidence of the cold fact, Winter's here

Date12/19/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: It' cold, cold cold out there - and the ice on these steel stakes near the Pickering nuclear plant is chilly evidence of the cold fact; Winter's here.
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_0002421F
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
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
Measurements of radioactive tritium, in the air and grass around the Pickering nuclear plant, show levels as much as 81 times highter in 1989 than in 1986
Measurements of radioactive tritium, in the air and grass around the Pickering nuclear plant, show levels as much as 81 times highter in 1989 than in 1986
2/19/1991
Hydro's nuclear generating plant at Pickering pours steam heat into Lake Ontario
Hydro's nuclear generating plant at Pickering pours steam heat into Lake Ontario
10/11/1973
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
8/2/1971
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
3/10/1971
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
4/12/1985
Scientists prepare a reactor core for nuclear fuel bundles at the Pickering power plant
Scientists prepare a reactor core for nuclear fuel bundles at the Pickering power plant
8/7/1979
Pickering's nuclear power station generates energy by nuclear fission
Pickering's nuclear power station generates energy by nuclear fission
7/30/1971
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
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
Atomic men see pickering. Members of the international Atomic Industrial Forum don hard hats for a close-up tour of Ontario Hydro's nuclear power stat(...)
Atomic men see pickering. Members of the international Atomic Industrial Forum don hard hats for a close-up tour of Ontario Hydro's nuclear power stat(...)
11/19/1968