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Reactor Vessel, 1981

Reactor vessel of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station, near Jenkinsville, South Carolina; photographed prior to the facility's opening in mid-1981. The vessel extends down 50 feet into the ground and 157 nuclear fuel assemblies will sit down in the reactor. One-third of the fuel will be removed each year and new fuel added to replace it. A reactor vessel head will sit atop the vessel, which appears here as a dark hole. The surrounding space is the containment area.

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Reactor Vessel, 1981

Caption:

Reactor vessel of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station, near Jenkinsville, South Carolina; photographed prior to the facility's opening in mid-1981. The vessel extends down 50 feet into the ground and 157 nuclear fuel assemblies will sit down in the reactor. One-third of the fuel will be removed each year and new fuel added to replace it. A reactor vessel head will sit atop the vessel, which appears here as a dark hole. The surrounding space is the containment area.

Credit:

Album / Science Source / Nancy J. Pierce

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3398 x 5144 px | 50.0 MB

Print size:

28.8 x 43.6 cm | 11.3 x 17.1 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

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