Mezzanine Level Irradiation Rig Control Consoles
Provenance
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
These control consoles occupy the mezzanine level of ANSTO's HIFAR nuclear reactor. Dials and switches, once operating irradiation rigs, now sit dormant. They reveal the intricate technology powering Australia's first nuclear facility.
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Print datasheet
- Title
- Mezzanine Level Irradiation Rig Control Consoles
- Series
- ANSTO HIFAR
- Catalogue
- AHF-044
- Process
- Giclée
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
- Paper size
- 290 × 200 mm
- Location
- Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Recognised by
- Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
About this print
Mezzanine Level Irradiation Rig Control Consoles at Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed 2022.
Brett Patman
The series
ANSTO HIFAR
At 11:15 pm on Sunday 26 January 1958, Australia Day, the High Flux Australian Reactor went critical for the first time with 11 of 25 fuel elements loaded. The men in the control room had come from Oak Ridge, Chalk River and Harwell. HIFAR was Australia's first nuclear reactor.
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