View of a working deck in the primary separation plant at Windscale plutonium factory

Date:
circa 1949 - 1950
Location:
Windscale, St. Bridget Beckermet, Copeland, Cumbria
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Sellafield Nuclear Processing Site, St. Bridget Beckermet, Copeland, Cumbria
Reference:
JLP01/12/014
Type:
Photograph (Transparency)
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Description

John Laing & Son Ltd won the contract to build the country's first plutonium factory in 1948. It was built on the site of the wartime factory at Sellafield. This image documents the first time plutonium was produced and shows the stage at which plutonium is separated from the bulk of other elements.

This image was catalogued in 2013 as part of a pilot project funded by the John Laing Charitable Trust.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/12 John Laing Photographic Collection Colour Transparencies; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive