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Gallery of images 4 - building the nuclear power station

Night-shift slipforming, shoveling in the concrete
Night-shift slipforming, shoveling in the concrete

Fixing reinforcing steel for the base of the first Pressure Vessel (steel cylinder of bored pile visible on left)
Fixing reinforcing steel for the base of the first Pressure Vessel (steel cylinder of bored pile visible on left)

On top of a mini-tower - 1970
On top of a mini-tower - 1970

Night-shift slipforming (detail of jack)
Night-shift slipforming (detail of jack)

Six Reactor Hall towers in varying stages of completion - 1970
Six Reactor Hall towers in varying stages of completion - 1970

Night-shift slipforming (concrete gang, carpenters, steelfixers, welder)
Night-shift slipforming (concrete gang, carpenters, steelfixers, welder)

Detail of jack, reinforcing steel and formwork on top of a mini-tower - 1970
Detail of jack, reinforcing steel and formwork on top of a mini-tower - 1970

View on base of 2nd Pressure Vessel showing location of bored piles
View on base of 2nd Pressure Vessel showing location of bored piles

Night-shift slipforming, welding
Night-shift slipforming, welding

Installing steel beams between Reactor Hall towers - 1970
Installing steel beams between Reactor Hall towers - 1970