Report to Geneva on the progress of Britain’s first nuclear power station, Calder Hall (close to Windscale Atomic Factory, Cumberland), July 1955. Describes the construction of the piles and the reactor. The film covers the various stages from the beginning of work on the preparation of the site in April 1953 to the summer of 1955 when the power station was three-quarters completed.
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ACMI Identifier
311158
Language
English
Subject categories
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
History → Great Britain - History - 20th century
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear reactors
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)