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Electric actuators open door to Denmark's “deepest secret”

Converting a 1960s nuclear-proof bunker into a museum was full of challenges, one of which was to repurpose heavy nuclear-safe doors as fire doors.

30/06/2022 11:59:04

Between 1963 and 1968, the Danish government secretly burrowed 60 metres into a chalk hill on the northern tip of Denmark, to build a nuclear-safe bunker that would protect the Government and royal family in the event of a nuclear threat.

The Government declassified the REGAN Vest bunker in 2003 and decided in 2014, after years of hibernation, to open the facility to the public as a museum. This presented some significant technical challenges, not the least of which was adapting the heavy entrance doors for use as fire doors.

A pair of heavy-duty electric actuators from Thomson Industries came to the rescue...

Read the full article in DPA's July issue

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.