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Ready for anything. Ontario Hydro safety specialist Michael Eisner sports a plastic safety suit intended to guard against radioactivity from leaks of (...)
Ready for anything. Ontario Hydro safety specialist Michael Eisner sports a plastic safety suit intended to guard against radioactivity from leaks of (...)

Ready for anything. Ontario Hydro safety specialist Michael Eisner sports a plastic safety suit intended to guard against radioactivity from leaks of (...)

Date8/4/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ready for anything. Ontario Hydro safety specialist Michael Eisner sports a plastic safety suit intended to guard against radioactivity from leaks of heavy water at nuclear plants such as Pickering, where a pressure tube ruptured this week. The suits cost Hydro $300 each.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002516F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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