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A 165 ton pressure vessel is lowered in to the Shipping port atomic power plant.
A 165 ton pressure vessel is lowered in to the Shipping port atomic power plant.

A 165 ton pressure vessel is lowered in to the Shipping port atomic power plant.

Creator United States Information Service (USIS)
DimensionsOverall: 20 x 25.5 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 2005
Category
Object number2005/5199
Copyright
Photo © AGO
LocationNot currently on display

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