07 Oct The Tunnels Beneath Risø – A Rare Glimpse
Many buildings tower over the landscape at Risø, but what many people don’t know is that there is also a large complex of structures underground.
Thereare several entrances to the corridors beneath Risø; one of them is the doors shown in the photo.
The doors are only about half the height of a regular door, and the same goes for their width. This means you have to get down on all fours to enter the underground passages.
Just inside the door is one of many corridors designed to house a large portion of the various installations that were used both when the nuclear facilities were in operation and today. The advantage of their underground location is that they can be accessed safely.
The hallways contain water pipes, electrical cables, gas lines, and other utilities that run from building to building.
In everyday language, these corridors are referred to as "engineers' corridors."
Earlier in Risø’s history, there was also a pneumatic tube system installed in the hallways, allowing messages to be sent underground from selected buildings to other buildings at Risø.
The next photo shows a large room containing two large steel tanks. The tanks are used to collect water from the Risø facility for evaporation and subsequent measurement, to ensure that radioactivity is not released in amounts exceeding the permitted limits.
The photo shows a staircase leading down to the tank room, allowing for more direct access to the tanks so they can be inspected.
