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Pat Nixon wielding an “atomic wand” to start the keel laying ceremony:
Slightly radioactive, it would register on a Geiger counter, which in turn would signal a crane operator to swing in the first component.
As far as I know, President Eisenhower had used the wand before to start another “Atoms for Peace” project, but so far I couldn’t find any pictures of it.
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Too bad that SMRs outside naval applications are still pretty much in the vapourware stage of development.
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Norway says elevated radiation levels due to forest fire near Chornobyl
Norway detects elevated levels of radioactive caesium
Radiation likely due to forest fires near Chornobyl
Finland also detects slightly higher levels
Russia has issued no alerts - Kremlin says
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