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7 results found for '"Nuclear engineering"' in Keywords.
The space race (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Norman Beebe reports on the space race, which the United States entered 20 years ago today with the launch of its first satellite into orbit. Recently, the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 was powered by a nuclear...
Soviet satellite crash (1978)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Report on the crash of the Soviets’ Cosmos 954 satellite near Great Slave Lake, Canada (24/01/78). Despite US early assurances that there had been no nuclear matter on board, it was subsequently admitted...
Edward Pochin on conditions at Aldermaston Nuclear Plant (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Inquiry author and radiation expert Edward Pochin on conditions at the Aldermaston Nuclear plant after it was found that three women had high levels of plutonium in their bodies. Pochin says improvements...
Edward Pochin on conditions at Aldermaston (1978)
- Genre
- Interview
Aldermaston inquiry author and radiation expert Edward Pochin describes conditions at the plant and the plutonium poisoning of three workers there. He says the majority of workers had a normal level of...
Argentina’s missile technology (1984)
- Genre
- Interview
Unidentified male speaker on Argentina’s ability to develop missiles with help from other countries. Male interviewer not identified.
Nuclear expert accuses CEGB of withholding evidence (1988)
- Genre
- Interview
John Large, an independent nuclear expert, has been commissioned by Somerset County Council to assess evidence on the safety aspects of a planned new nuclear reactor at Hinkley Point. He accuses the Central...
Roland Joffe on Shadow Makers (1990)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Roland Joffe, director of the film Shadow Makers (known in the USA as Fat Man and Little Boy) on the importance of the film; casting and the real figures including Robert Oppenheimer and...