Polar Crane Catwalk
Provenance
- Camera
- NIKON D850
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Settings
- 14mm · f/7.1 · 1/2 · ISO 64
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
The polar crane catwalk inside the HIFAR reactor containment building at ANSTO Lucas Heights. Steel beams and platforms lead toward the polar crane control cabin. HIFAR operated from 26 January 1958 until 30 January 2007.
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Print datasheet
- Title
- Polar Crane Catwalk
- Series
- ANSTO HIFAR
- Catalogue
- AHF-023
- Process
- Giclée
- Captured
- 7 October 2022
- Camera
- NIKON D850
- Lens
- 14.0-24.0 mm f/2.8
- Aperture
- f/7.1
- Shutter
- 1/2 s
- ISO
- 64
- Focal length
- 14 mm
- Paper
- Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
- Paper size
- 290 × 200 mm
- Location
- Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia
- Authenticity
- C2PA verified provenance →
- Recognised by
- Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
Lucas Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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About this print
This industrial photograph captures the elevated catwalk inside the HIFAR reactor containment building, leading to the polar crane control cabin.
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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