1963 NASA clean room tig welder - photo

1963 NASA clean room tig welder. Full caption is:

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TIG WELDER LOCATED IN THE CLEAN ROOM OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICES BUILDING TSB - THE INERT GAS WELDING FACILITY IS USED FOR WELDING REFRACTORY METALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE COLUMBIUM LIQUID SODIUM LOOP PROJECT

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...924#post175645
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...861#post175368
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...053#post160683

Good to know that after the 1959 Santa Susana Field Lab's liquid sodium reactor disaster in Los Angeles, the engineers implemented more stringent welding procedures for similar experiments.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_Reactor_Experiment

I love that there always seems to be "some guy" standing around watching with a clipboard or notebook like he's taking continuous notes on the process being performed. Looks good in the publicity pics anyway. In this case it looks like Nick Nolte!

It is Nick Nolte, born 1941 and 6'1"......not all actors wait the big break as bussboys or waiting tables.
JK. Have to exercise my poetic license or it expires.