The 1954 research for the use of radiation in food preservation
Reactor itself which sits above canal, looms high over men on floor who with tractor are removing 30-ton cannon-shaped "universal coffin." The coffin is used for withdrawing test samples from reactor interior.
A treated sample is pulled out of reactor through hollow center of "universal coffin" by man using long handling pole. Second man with Geiger counter is measuring amount of stray radiation escaping from coffin.
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