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Photograph caption dated July 18, 1963 reads, "The first atomic power reactor in the Los Angeles area is operated by Mayor Samuel W. Yorty during a visit to the Atomics International field laboratories in the mountains above Canoga Park while company officials watch. Called the sodium reactor experiment, the sodium-cooled nuclear plant first generated electricity in 1957. It was built for the Atomic Energy Commission by Atomics International, a division of North American Aviation."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;22 x 28 cm. Photographic prints
Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998 North American Aviation.--Atomics International Division North American Aviation.--Atomics International Division--Employees Industrial facilities--California--Los Angeles Sodium cooled reactors--California--Los Angeles Nuclear reactors--California--Los Angeles Mayors--California--Los Angeles Nuclear industry--California--Los Angeles--Employees Nuclear industry--California--Los Angeles Canoga Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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