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Construction of Radiation Physics Building (Building 245) looking north, Sept. 25, 1962
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NIST
Construction of Radiation Physics Building (Building 245) looking northeast, Sept. 23, 1963
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NIST
Construction of Radiation Physics Building (Building 245) looking northeast, Nov. 18, 1963
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NIST
Construction of Radiation Physics Building (Building 245) looking north, Feb. 18, 1964
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NIST
A photo showing the construction of the “breezeway” in the 1960s. Two NIST "wise guys" clown for the camera by acting as though they're keeping the structure from collapsing.
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NIST
Original building
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NIST
An aerial shot of NIST's Radiation Physics Building circa 1960s
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NIST
Groundbreaking, 2017
Groundbreaking Ceremony for Building 245 Modernization
Construction, 2000s
Building 245 modernization as of January 2018. This essential facility houses research programs supporting explosive and radiological materials detection tools for homeland security and calibration of nuclear dosimeters that monitor radiation exposure for workers in the nuclear power industry, medical profession, and the U.S. military.
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Joy Asico/NIST
Modernization of NIST's Radiation Physics Building as of February 2019.