With its 3850 tons of steel in place, the huge sphere which will house the prototype of an atomic power plant for the U.S. Navy submarines rises as high as 18-story building at West Milton, NY. The big ball, made of inch thick steel plates joined together with more than five miles of welding, was constructed by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company for the AEC and is a part of the facilities of the Knoll Atomic Power Laboratory, operated by the General Electric Company at Schenectady for the Atomic Energy Commission.

General Electric Company1953-07

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Title: With its 3850 tons of steel in place, the huge sphere which will house the prototype of an atomic power plant for the U.S. Navy submarines rises as high as 18-story building at West Milton, NY. The big ball, made of inch thick steel plates joined together with more than five miles of welding, was constructed by the Chicago Bridge and Iron Company for the AEC and is a part of the facilities of the Knoll Atomic Power Laboratory, operated by the General Electric Company at Schenectady for the Atomic Energy Commission.
Creator: General Electric Company
Date Created: 1953-07
Location: West Milton - Saratoga County - New York
Physical Dimensions: 8 x 10
Original Language: English
Subject Keywords: Construction; Nuclear power; Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory; United States. Navy;
Type: Photograph
Publisher: General Electric Company
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