First reactor grade D2O from Bruce heavy water plant

Artifact Number:

2018-047

Description

A 9.5 cm tall glass bottle containing a sample of the first production of reactor grade heavy water at the Bruce heavy water plant.  The plant reached this milestone in 1973 March.

Details

Keywords:
heavy water; isotope separation; deuterium oxide
Materials:
glass, heavy water
Date:
1973
Associated artifacts:
See artifacts 2018-046 and 2018-048
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