Illustration - Nuclear Power Plants

Illustration - Nuclear Power Plants

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MOSELLE (57) CATTENOM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (ARCHIVES, 2003): INTERIOR OF REACTOR BUILDING NO. 4. THE REACTOR VESSEL COVER HAD MICRO-CRACKS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED: A DELICATE OPERATION THAT WE FOLLOWED EXCLUSIVELY. FIRST STEP: THE NEW COVER ENTERS THE REACTOR BUILDING (OR BR, IN EDF JARGON) THROUGH THE EQUIPMENT AIRLOCK. WITH A DIAMETER OF 8 METRES, THIS AIRLOCK IS SEALED BY 164 ENORMOUS BOLTS. OPENING IT TAKES THREE HOURS OF WORK! Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

  • Product Code
  • ILEA004803793
  • Registered date
  • 2013/7/15 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Abaca Press / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Compoint Stephane/Only France/ABACA
  • Media size
  • 4500 × 4500 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 3.95(MB)*
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