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Title:
Pressurized Water Reactor, Shippingport, PA.
Subject Terms:
AEC Division of Construction
Document Location:
Office of Management, Office of History and Heritage Resources, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585
Document Categories:
General, Miscellaneous, Administrative, Historical, and Multi-Disciplined Progress Reports\General
Document Type:
PHOTO
Publication Date:
1955 Aug 22
Document Pages:
2
Accession Number:
AECDC-B05F49P058
Originating Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp. Atomic Power Div., Pittsburgh
OpenNet Entry Date:
2019 May 29
OpenNet Modified Date:
2019 May 29
Description/Abstract:
Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Project; Excavation of Unsuitable Foundation Material Under Auxiliary Structures to be Erected North of the Turbine Room, Looking West. Right center is excavation by B & R of unsuitable foundation material under auxiliary structures to be erected north of the Turbine Room. Suitable backfill must be placed before construction can begin. Center in ditch are well points for lowering water table to permit placing backfill in dry area. Left center is view of the completed, compacted, suitable backfill for the Turbine Room.