Aug 17, 2022
“Burst Slug Detection Gear” sounds like a topic at the local Garden Club meeting.
To see complete scans of three visitor guides for Calder Hall and Sellafield, from 1957, 1961, and 1986, go here.
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“Burst Slug Detection Gear” sounds like a topic at the local Garden Club meeting.
To see complete scans of three visitor guides for Calder Hall and Sellafield, from 1957, 1961, and 1986, go here.
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From The Milwaukee Sentinel on this day in 1957: EARLY SIGNS OF SPRING SOUTHAMPTON England (AP) The approach of spring has brought a rash of student derring-do in England. Symptoms: Two University lads broke into the heavily guarded dockyard here and walked off casually with the flags of the liner Queen Mary. Recently 13 Manchester U students nailed a Soviet banner atop the 250-foot tower of…
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Calder Hall, and sister station Chapelcross, provide an interesting counterexample to the claim frequently heard from those who oppose civil nuclear energy, that it leads to (or is only a front for) military nuclear activities.
These reactors were originally built to make plutonium for bombs, with electricity as a by-product. Britain in the 1950s was in a weak economic position, and throwing away a megawatt-day of heat for every gram of plutonium produced seemed foolish when it could be used to supplement coal supplies. Before long, however, they began to be operated primarily or exclusively for power (leaving the fuel elements in the reactor for much longer exposures, which reduces both the quality and quantity of plutonium obtained), and continued to be so operated for the remainder of their operating lives, which extended for more than 40 years.
Sellafield success can be a launchpad for northern growth, says report Sellafield can play a crucial role in the green energy revolution, a key summit of northern leaders has heard. The Northern Powerhouse Partnership (NPP) launched its northern energy strategy Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/09/13/sellafield-success-can-be-a-launchpad-for-northern-growth-says-report/
History made as final fuel leaves iconic nuclear plant Defueling operations are complete at Sellafield’s Calder Hall. It means the world’s first full-scale nuclear power station is empty of fuel for the first time since the 1950s. Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/09/03/history-made-as-final-fuel-leaves-iconic-nuclear-plant/
Halfway there – Calder Hall now 50% fuel free The painstaking task of removing tens of thousands of fuel rods from the world’s first nuclear power station is halfway to completion. Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/11/15/halfway-calder-hall-now-50-fuel-free/
60 years today since the Queen opened Calder Hall On this day (17th October 1956 ) 60 years ago Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II opened the world’s first full-scale nuclear power station, Calder Hall, at Sellafield. Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/10/17/60-years-today-since-queen-opened-calder-hall/
Locals set to re-live the day that changed West Cumbria The transformation of West Cumbria from a sparsely populated farming community into a hotbed of scientific pioneering has been revived by the Beacon museum Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2016/09/30/locals-set-re-live-day-changed-west-cumbria/