Photograph album labelled 'Power Stations : Nuclear : Balfour Beatty Progress 2' containing 77 black and white prints showing the construction of Berkeley Nuclear Power Station. Included are views of excavations for turbine hall, pumphouse and outfall pipes, photographs showing construction of intake works including cooling water intake coffer dams, Bailey bridge, pile driving and details of Balfour Beatty camp showing interiors of kitchen, boiler room and sitting room.
Berkeley Nuclear Power Station was the first commercial nuclear power station to be built in Britain. It was built for the Central Electricity Generating Board by A.E.I. - John Thompson Nuclear Energy Company Limited. John Laing and Son Limited and Balfour Beatty and Company Limited were contracted as civil engineers to work on the project.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/01 John Laing Photographic Collection Project Albums; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
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Mid 20th Century Nuclear Power Station
