The Tower Shielding Facility at Atomic Energy Commission's Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Original Vintage Card
  
Sale Price: $9.95
Original Price: $14.95

Stock #:640374
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
City: Oak Ridge
State: Tennessee (TN)
County: Roane,Anderson
Publisher: Adams Specialty Co.
Postmark: 1961 Apr-3
Postmark City: Leominster
Postmark State: MA
Stamp: 3c
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Additional Details:
A portion of the swimming pool type is suspended between the the towers, which are about 323 feet high and is operated remotely from an underground control room. The facility is used as a research tool, simulating an aircraft in flight so that radiation shielding studies can be carried out.

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