Das Forschungszentrum Ispra
'Gronchi inaugurates the Ispra reactor' from L'Unità (14 April 1959)
TextOn 14 April 1959, the Italian Communist daily newspaper L’Unità reports the opening of the Joint Reseach Centre (JRC) in Ispra and considers Italy’s role in Community nuclear energy.
"Wo steht Euratom?" in Communauté européenne (Oktober 1960)
TextIm Oktober 1960 beginnt die Europäische Atomgemeinschaft (EAG oder Euratom) mit dem Bau mehrerer gemeinsamer Forschungszentren. Das größte im Bereich der Kernenergie befindet sich in Ispra an den Ufern das Lago Maggiore in Norditalien.
"Das gemeinsame Forschungszentrum von Euratom beginnt mit der Prüfung eines neuen Reaktors zur Stromerzeugung" in Le Monde (23. Dezember 1961)
TextAm 23. Dezember 1961 beschäftigt sich die französische Tageszeitung Le Monde mit den laufenden Plänen im Kernenergiebereich im Gemeinsamen Forschungszentrum von Ispra (Italien).
Construction of the ECO reactor in Ispra (1962)
BildThe Ispra site in Lombardy is one of the four research establishments in the Euratom Joint Research Centre in Europe. In 1962, major work is carried out in Ispra for the construction of the building to house the future ECO reactor (Expérience Critique Orgel).
Construction of the ESSOR reactor in Ispra
BildView of the construction work on the ESSOR reactor (from ESSai ORgelExpérience Critique Orgel) shortly before it is commissioned.
View of the room above the ESSOR reactor in Ispra
BildView of the room located above the ESSOR reactor in Ispra from which the charging of the reactor can be monitored. This room is only accessible when the nuclear reactor is stopped. The photo shows two technicians observing the introduction of a driver element.
Overall view of a workshop in the Ispra Nuclear Research Centre
BildOverall view of staff employed in one of the workshops at the Ispra Nuclear Research Centre in Italy.
Decontamination of the Ispra I nuclear reactor
BildTechnicians in protective clothing decontaminating the Ispra I nuclear reactor in Italy.
Replacement of the fuel rods at the Ispra I reactor
BildTechnicians in protective clothing replacing the fuel rods at the Ispra I nuclear reactor in Italy.