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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated January 2, 1957 reads, "This Sodium Reactor Experiment, nuclear power plant being built by Atomics International, Canoga Park, is slated to be put into operation this year. Heat from nuclear reactor, in background building, will be converted to electricity by generating equipment installed by Southern California Edison Co."; See images #00109887 and #00109889 for all photos in this series.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
North American Aviation.--Atomics International Division Santa Susana Field Laboratory (Calif.) Nuclear power plants--California--Simi Valley Nuclear power plants--California--Simi Valley--Design and construction Nuclear reactors--California--Simi Valley Santa Susana Mountains (Calif.) Simi Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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