Bronze model of Pickering N.G.S. as a retirement gift.

Artifact Number:

2020-062

Description

A bronze model of the Pickering Nuclear Generating Station mounted on a 37 cm by 18 cm wooden base. The model, which depicts all of the main features of the large eight-unit station, was used as a retirement gift. The dedication plaque reads “Emerson Schilkie, PNGS 1993”.

Details

Keywords:
pickering site; plaque
Date:
1993
Notes:
The model was donated by a CNL employee who had worked at a number of Ontario Hydro sites.  He was unable to provide any background material on Emerson Schilkie nor was any found on the internet.
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