Colour photograph of Embalse CANDU Nuclear Generating Station

Artifact Number:

2022-042

Description

A 49 cm by 60 cm, mounted photograph of the Embalse Nuclear Power Station located near Cordoba, Argentina.  The Embalse reactor is a nominal 650 MWe CANDU reactor that was commissioned in 1983.  In addition to electrical generation, the unit has been used extensively for the production of Co-60.  It was built by an Italian-Canadian consortium formed by AECL, acting as the supplier of the nuclear portion, and Italimpianti, who supplied the conventional portion of the plant.

Details

Keywords:
photograph; embalse reactor; candu type reactor
Date:
1980
Notes:
Ron Cecil, whose estate donated this photograph, participated in the commissioning of the facility.
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