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<p>[QUOTE="NSP, post: 4001415, member: 74849"]<b><font size="5">Westinghouse/Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory Medal</font></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s the newest addition to my “Nuclear Navy” collection, a Westinghouse/Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory medal. Similar to my USS Nautilus medal, this medal was given to Westinghouse/Bettis employees and was issued sometime in the 1955-1960 time period (based on the subject matter and the style of the Westinghouse logo). Westinghouse built the lab for the government in the late 1940s and operated the lab until it lost the contract in 1998.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053489[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053491[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053490[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The medal is bronze and is roughly 38 mm in diameter. The original packaging is very similar to the USS Nautilus medal’s packaging. I don’t know for certain if this is a Medallic Art Company product (there is no marking on the edge), but I suspect that it might be given its high quality.</p><p><br /></p><p>One side of the medal features the old Westinghouse logo superimposed on the Earth and an olive branch. The Westinghouse slogan - “You can be sure... if it’s Westinghouse” - is also prominently displayed.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The other side of the medal shows a fissioned uranium atom, with liberated neutrons giving rise to various nuclear power projects that Westinghouse was a part of. The top project is the USS Long Beach (CGN-9), the world’s first nuclear powered surface ship. The image depicted on this medal must be an early rendering of the Long Beach, since it does not feature the large bridge “box” that ended up being installed on the ship.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053488[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053484[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>The USS Long Beach and its trademark bridge. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>The middle project is likely the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world’s first nuclear powered submarine (featured on the medal in the OP). It should go without saying that the Nautilus was a monumental project for Westinghouse to have been a part of.</p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom project represents Westinghouse’s work with translating nuclear energy from the defense sector to the commercial sector. This venture resulted in the Shippingport Atomic Power Station: the first full scale nuclear power plant devoted entirely for peaceful use. Shippingport was built on the Ohio River near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. While the original power station no longer exists, the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station is currently right next door (and is also powered by Westinghouse reactors).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053486[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>The Shippingport Atomic Power Station. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>Westinghouse took part in many more nuclear power projects than just the Long Beach, Nautilus, and Shippingport Atomic Power Station. In addition to these, Westinghouse also designed the reactor plant for the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1053485[/ATTACH]</p><p><i>The Long Beach (middle) and Enterprise (bottom) with the USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25/CGN-25) on Operation Sea Orbit, an around the world cruise of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered Task Force One. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>Today, Westinghouse-designed nuclear reactors power Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Seawolf-class submarines, and a couple of moored training submarines used to train submariners.</p><p><br /></p><p>While Westinghouse no longer exists in its original form, its contribution to the nuclear power industry is truly immense.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Unfortunately General Electric didn’t commission a medal for the lab they operated, so don’t hold your breath for me to write a post like this about GE’s contributions!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NSP, post: 4001415, member: 74849"][B][SIZE=5]Westinghouse/Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory Medal[/SIZE][/B] Here’s the newest addition to my “Nuclear Navy” collection, a Westinghouse/Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory medal. Similar to my USS Nautilus medal, this medal was given to Westinghouse/Bettis employees and was issued sometime in the 1955-1960 time period (based on the subject matter and the style of the Westinghouse logo). Westinghouse built the lab for the government in the late 1940s and operated the lab until it lost the contract in 1998. [ATTACH=full]1053489[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053491[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053490[/ATTACH] The medal is bronze and is roughly 38 mm in diameter. The original packaging is very similar to the USS Nautilus medal’s packaging. I don’t know for certain if this is a Medallic Art Company product (there is no marking on the edge), but I suspect that it might be given its high quality. One side of the medal features the old Westinghouse logo superimposed on the Earth and an olive branch. The Westinghouse slogan - “You can be sure... if it’s Westinghouse” - is also prominently displayed. [ATTACH=full]1053487[/ATTACH] The other side of the medal shows a fissioned uranium atom, with liberated neutrons giving rise to various nuclear power projects that Westinghouse was a part of. The top project is the USS Long Beach (CGN-9), the world’s first nuclear powered surface ship. The image depicted on this medal must be an early rendering of the Long Beach, since it does not feature the large bridge “box” that ended up being installed on the ship. [ATTACH=full]1053488[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1053484[/ATTACH] [I]The USS Long Beach and its trademark bridge. [/I] The middle project is likely the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world’s first nuclear powered submarine (featured on the medal in the OP). It should go without saying that the Nautilus was a monumental project for Westinghouse to have been a part of. The bottom project represents Westinghouse’s work with translating nuclear energy from the defense sector to the commercial sector. This venture resulted in the Shippingport Atomic Power Station: the first full scale nuclear power plant devoted entirely for peaceful use. Shippingport was built on the Ohio River near the Ohio/Pennsylvania border. While the original power station no longer exists, the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station is currently right next door (and is also powered by Westinghouse reactors). [ATTACH=full]1053486[/ATTACH] [I]The Shippingport Atomic Power Station. [/I] Westinghouse took part in many more nuclear power projects than just the Long Beach, Nautilus, and Shippingport Atomic Power Station. In addition to these, Westinghouse also designed the reactor plant for the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier. [ATTACH=full]1053485[/ATTACH] [I]The Long Beach (middle) and Enterprise (bottom) with the USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25/CGN-25) on Operation Sea Orbit, an around the world cruise of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered Task Force One. [/I] Today, Westinghouse-designed nuclear reactors power Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, Seawolf-class submarines, and a couple of moored training submarines used to train submariners. While Westinghouse no longer exists in its original form, its contribution to the nuclear power industry is truly immense. (Unfortunately General Electric didn’t commission a medal for the lab they operated, so don’t hold your breath for me to write a post like this about GE’s contributions!)[/QUOTE]
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