The pouring of concrete for the base of a low-level waste vault at the General Electric Company's Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant

The pouring of concrete for the base of a low-level waste vault signalled the beginning of major construction at the General Electric Company's Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant. Reprocessing of used nuclear fuel began at the 1,300-acre site in the fall of 1970, after a period of startup and test operation., Credit Line: General Electric Company, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Abstract/Description: The pouring of concrete for the base of a low-level waste vault signalled the beginning of major construction at the General Electric Company's Midwest Fuel Recovery Plant. Reprocessing of used nuclear fuel began at the 1,300-acre site in the fall of 1970, after a period of startup and test operation.
Subject(s): Outdoors
Construction
General Electric Company
Date Created: circa 1969
Credit Line: General Electric Company, courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Physics Today Collection
Catalog ID: General Electric Company H3