Atomic Power Station

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1381
Date Released
21 Nov 1955
Date submitted
17 Nov 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Calder Hall. DESCRIPTION: At Calder Hall, Cumberland, Britain’s first Atomic Power Station is nearing completion. SHOTLIST: CU reactor building. GVs of the whole site showing progress. CU and LS reactors and furnaces in the course of construction. CU builders at work with barrows etc. CU man putting washer gasket on water pipes. CU one of the generators. SCU reactor control board. GVs of the site.
Keywords
Nuclear energy
Locations
Cumberland; Calder Hall
Footage sources
Gaumont British News Rota
Card file number
65217
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
141
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Atomic Power Station', British Movietone News Issue No. 1381, 21 Nov 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20527 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)