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Photograph caption dated October 3, 1955 reads, "Work progresses on Valley reactor - Core cavity liner, left, for sodium graphite nuclear reactor now under construction by North American Aviation for Atomic Energy Commission is set in place in Santa Susana Mountains, west of Canoga Park. Reactor is being built in connection with AEC program to develop electric power from atomic energy."; See image #00139158 for additional photo 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 Santa Susana Field Laboratory Nuclear reactors--California--Simi Valley--Design and construction Nuclear reactors--California--Simi Valley--Power distribution Nuclear reactors--California--Simi Valley Industrial facilities--California--Simi Valley Nuclear power plants--California--Simi Valley Nuclear engineering--California--Simi Valley Simi Valley (Calif.) Santa Susana Mountains (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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