Quehanna Site Facility Photo Galleries
Historical Photo Gallery
These pictures were all found in the building during the cleanup. They date back to the first tenant of the building, Curtis-Wright Corporation.


The main building shortly after construction was completed. General view of the building as it looked shortly after construction was completed.
The building under construction. Construction of the building. The reactor pool and the hot cell structure were built to last.
The building under construction. Construction of the building.
Former Gov. Leader tours the facility. Former Governor George M. Leader (center, wearing glasses) helped make the facility a reality. Here he is shown with others getting a tour of the new facility, on a bridge over the pool looking down at the research reactor.
The reactor pool. Overall view of the reactor pool.
Filling the reactor pool. View of the reactor pool as it was being filled.
The full reactor pool. View of the reactor pool after it was filled completely.
The reactor's control panel. Control panel for the reactor. This panel sat on a bridge over the reactor pool.
The reactor core. The core of the reactor. Three ports enabled items to be placed in close proximity of the core for experiments.
Cell Face Area Cell Face Area - There are six total cells that are all interconnected. These cells were used to perform studies on radioactive items and processes.
Close-up of one of the cells. Close-up of one of the cells. The cells were equipped with manipulator arms that enabled remote handling of the items in the cells.
On-site chemistry lab. The facility also contained a chemistry lab shown here.

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