Chronicle of the MARIA reactor

Gallery

Model of the MARIA reactor
Interior model of the MARIA reactor
Field for the reactor building foundation
Field for the reactor building foundation
Reinforcement of the foundation slab
Foundation slab for the main reactor building
Foundation Act
Laying of the foundation act
State of construction - September 1970
Installation of the crane
Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure
Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure
Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure
Lower part of tank - transport to construction site
Installation of the tank
Installation of the tank
Transport of the crane
Removal of the crane
Formwork of the building dome
Reinforcement of the dome
Concreting the lower part of the tank
Concreting of the isotope chamber covers
Routing and milling of holes for horizontal channels in the reactor vessel wall
Routing and milling of holes for horizontal channels in the reactor vessel wall
Treatment of the core support panel
Fragment of core with aligned path of core matrix and reflector blocks
Base of the reactor core
Installation work in the reactor pool
Installation work in the reactor pool
Fuel duct cutting station
Interior of the disassembly chamber
Graphite reflector during installation
General view of the reactor crown during installation
Vacuum furnaces for annealing graphite reflector blocks
Installation of graphite reflector blocks
Horizontal channels
Installation of the horizontal channels
Installation of control rod actuators
Water lock gate
Pumping station building shell
Vent stack before setting up
Pumping plant for primary reactor cooling circuits
Pumping plant for primary reactor cooling circuits
Waste water control tanks
Interior of the reactor pool
Secondary circulation pump station
Resistance sockets for fuel channels and experimental loops
Handover of the reactor for start-up in the presence of party and state authorities 12.07.1974
Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up
Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up
Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up
Functional check of the control rod actuators
Operator team in the control room during reactor start-up
MARIA summer 1974

Model of the MARIA reactor

Interior model of the MARIA reactor

Field for the reactor building foundation

Field for the reactor building foundation

Reinforcement of the foundation slab

Foundation slab for the main reactor building

Foundation Act

Laying of the foundation act

State of construction - September 1970

Installation of the crane

Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure

Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure

Installation of formwork - concreting the safety enclosure

Lower part of tank - transport to construction site

Installation of the tank

Installation of the tank

Transport of the crane

Removal of the crane

Formwork of the building dome

Reinforcement of the dome

Concreting the lower part of the tank

Concreting of the isotope chamber covers

Routing and milling of holes for horizontal channels in the reactor vessel wall

Routing and milling of holes for horizontal channels in the reactor vessel wall

Treatment of the core support panel

Fragment of core with aligned path of core matrix and reflector blocks

Base of the reactor core

Installation work in the reactor pool

Installation work in the reactor pool

Fuel duct cutting station

Interior of the disassembly chamber

Graphite reflector during installation

General view of the reactor crown during installation

Vacuum furnaces for annealing graphite reflector blocks

Installation of graphite reflector blocks

Horizontal channels

Installation of the horizontal channels

Installation of control rod actuators

Water lock gate

Pumping station building shell

Vent stack before setting up

Pumping plant for primary reactor cooling circuits

Pumping plant for primary reactor cooling circuits

Waste water control tanks

Interior of the reactor pool

Secondary circulation pump station

Resistance sockets for fuel channels and experimental loops

Handover of the reactor for start-up in the presence of party and state authorities 12.07.1974

Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up

Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up

Final check of the condition of the equipment in the reactor pool before start-up

Functional check of the control rod actuators

Operator team in the control room during reactor start-up

MARIA summer 1974