Plessey PDRM-82 Radiation Meter
A Cold War era Plessey PDRM-82 Portable Dose Radiation Meter.
Tag: nuclear
Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station Press Pack
A press pack from the opening of Chapelcross nuclear power station in Annan, on 2nd May 1959. Produced by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) with press releases from firms involved in the construction.
AWRE Storage Box
A waterproof steel storage box from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston (now the AWE).
Nuclear Evacuation Route Sign
A Nuclear Evacuation Route sign from HM Naval Base Clyde, Faslane.
Howden’s CO2 Circulator Drawings
A book of drawings of CO2 circulators from various early British nuclear power stations, made by James Howden & Co of Scotland Street, Glasgow.
AEAC Dounreay Dog Section Badge
An enamel badge from the Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary police dog section at the Dounreay nuclear power research facility in Caithness.
U-235 Glove Box Panel
A Perspex front panel from a glovebox – a sealed container used to manipulate dangerous substances – marked U-235 Fissile Material Storage.
Dounreay Reactor Lighter
In 1956, the Motherwell Bridge & Engineering Company built the containment sphere for the experimental Dounreay fast reactor, and to celebrate they had a few model spheres made, with a lighter inside!