The 38th Faraday Lecture presented by R.V. Moore. The generation of electricity and the basic science behind nuclear power generation are explained; and the building of the stations in the first stage of the nuclear power program. Advanced gas-cooled reactors and the use of plutonium as a fuel are shown.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007747
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nuclear industry
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Power resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Power resources
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Nuclear power plants - Great Britain
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Nuclear reactors
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear energy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear industry
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)