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Switzerland Lucens Reactor Accident, 1969 (b/w photo)

Switzerland Lucens Reactor Accident, 1969 (b/w photo)
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Image title
Switzerland Lucens Reactor Accident, 1969 (b/w photo)
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Photographer
Joe Widmer
Medium
black and white photograph
Date
1969 AD (C20th AD)
Image description

The basin storing the fuel rods in the reactor cavern of Lucens, Switzerland, after the nuclear reactor accident, pictured on January 29, 1969. On January 21, 1969, Switzerland came dangerously close to nuclear catastrophe. After renovation works, the reactor was restarted when a serious incident took place: After problems with the cooling system, a partial core meltdown occurred.

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Photopress Archiv/Keystone / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
accident / pile / atomique / reactor / nucleaire / nuclear / reactor / atomic / energy / power / nuclear accident / reactor / nuclear energy / Radiation protection / cover / energy / atom

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