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ELECTRICITY STORAGE PLANT

Electricity Storage Plant (1958)

Technicians inside electricity centre. Good throughout

ELECTRICITY FROM THE ATOM. AMERICA'S FIRST ATOMIC PLANT

Electricity From The Atom. America's First Atomic Plant (1958)

Eisenhower pressing handle which...

HEAVY WATER PLANT - NORWAY

Heavy Water Plant - Norway (1945)

Norwegian heavy water plant damaged.

NEW ALPINE POWER PLANT - LATSCHAU aka NEW POWER PLANT AUSTRIA

New Alpine Power Plant - Latschau AKA New Power Plant Austria (1957)

A convoy of trucks snaking...

MOBILE ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE

Mobile Electricity Exchange (1960)

A mobile electricity exchange operating in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

EARTH POWER AND HOW IT IS BEING HARNESSED

Earth Power And How It Is Being Harnessed (1933)

Men harness the power of thermal activity.

NEWS FLASHES - ATOMIC SUIT

News Flashes - Atomic Suit (1954)

A new suit to be used by atomic workers is designed.

 

 

BRITAIN'S ATOM POWER PLANT

Britain's Atom Power Plant (1955)

Britain's first commercial atomic power plant is under construction...

MORE POWER FROM ATOM

More Power From Atom (1965)

Good footage of the Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment. Dorset.

ATOM POWER STEPS UP

Atom Power Steps Up (1960)

A look at the new gas-cooled reactor being built at Windscale, Cumberland.

UNIQUE GENERATOR

Unique Generator (1950-1959)

Shots of new electricity generator and its designer Pavel Terentyev in USSR.

ST ETIENNE HYDROELECTRIC SCHEME

St Etienne Hydroelectric Scheme (1946)

St Etienne gets hydroelectric scheme. France.

BUKHTARMINK HYDROPOWER STATION

Bukhtarmink Hydropower Station (1960)

Geory Zozlov opens new Bukhtarmink hydropower station in...

CONSTRUCTION OF ATOMIC POWER PLANT

Construction Of Atomic Power Plant (1955)

Item showing construction of atomic power plant.

PYLON CONTROVERSY CUTTING DOWN TREE

Pylon Controversy Cutting Down Tree (1956)

Farmer Glanfield arriving where men were chopping down...

POWER STATION IN THE SEA

Power Station In The Sea (1950-1959)

Item showing power station built in sea near Baku, Azerbaijan.

TURBINES FOR ST LAWRENCE SEAWAY

Turbines For St Lawrence Seaway (1957)

Turbines are mass produced for St Lawrence seaway station in...

NUCLEAR MANIPULATOR  REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Nuclear Manipulator Remote Handling Equipment (1960)

Operator and nuclear manipulator in action.

GERMAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE

German Nuclear Research Centre (1963)

Views of nuclear centre, Hans Lenz seated at desk tells of work...

GAS BAG MOTOR CAR

Gas Bag Motor Car (1910-1919)

Footage of motor cars powered by gas bags and cylinders.

FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE WAR - PARADE AND BLACK KNIGHT PAGEANT

For The First Time Since The War - Parade And Black Knight Pageant (1920-1929)

Good footage of...

PEACE - AND THE ATOM

Peace - And The Atom (1954)

Behind the gates of three atomic factories for the first time.

KUIBYSHEV POWER PLANT'S 20TH TURBINE

Kuibyshev Power Plant's 20th Turbine (1957)

Kuibyshev power plant starts up its 20th turbine....

DR. FRY INTERVIEWED ON

Dr. Fry Interviewed On "Zeta" Hydrogen Power From The Sea (1958)

Dr. Fry being interviewed about...

NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY

New Electric Railway (1954)

Electric Loco pulling into Sheffield, Sir Robertson travelling in carriage,...

FRENCH ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE AT SACLAY

French Atomic Research Centre At Saclay (1954)

Progress is revealed at French atom plant

NEW ATOMIC POWER STATION IN RUSSIA

New Atomic Power Station In Russia (1964)

New atomic power station starts working in Soviet Union.

SCOTLAND'S FIRST NUCLEAR POWER STATION AT CHAPELCROSS

Scotland's First Nuclear Power Station At Chapelcross (1959)

Good shots of Chapelcross Atomic...

THE IRKUTSK HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER DAM

The Irkutsk Hydro-Electric Power Dam (1956)

Dam under construction, efforts being made to turn the...

 STALINGRAD HYDRO-POWER STATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Stalingrad Hydro-Power Station In Construction (1957)

Good shots of men working on construction...

WORLD'S FIRST UNMANNED POWER STATION

World's First Unmanned Power Station (1959)

Supervisory control panel, disembodied engine at...

THE KUINYSHEV HYDROPOWER STATION GENERATES CURRENT

The Kuinyshev Hydropower Station Generates Current (1958)

The Volga Hydroelectric Plant provides...

FORMOSA'S FIRST ATOMIC REACTOR

Formosa's First Atomic Reactor (1961)

Southeast Asia's first atomic reactor opens at Tsing Hua...

 THE BERKELEY NUCLEAR POWER STATION

The Berkeley Nuclear Power Station (1961)

Exterior and interior shots of Berkeley Nuclear Power...

 NEW FRENCH ATOMIC PLANT

New French Atomic Plant (1962)

Aerial view nuclear power plant under construction in Rhone Valley.

BRADWELL ATOMIC POWER STATION

Bradwell Atomic Power Station (1962)

Views around the Essex based Nuclear Power Station.

BALTIMORE MD

Baltimore Md (1914-1918)

World's largest coal pier - machinery in action.

MARSHALL AT UN

Marshall At UN (1947)

US Secretary of State George Marshall speaks at opening session of United Nations.

GERMAN ROCKET CAR

German Rocket Car (1928)

Rocket-powered car is tested in Germany, with second trial involving an...

GEC FACTORY BUILDINGS

GEC Factory Buildings (1910-1929)

Footage of General Electric Company plant and surrounding area.

ATOM POWER 'ON THE GRID' aka COOKING BY ATOM POWER

Atom Power 'on The Grid' AKA Cooking By Atom Power (1955)

The USA switch on its first atomic power...

PRESIDENT TRUMAN ON ATOMIC POWER

President Truman On Atomic Power (1945)

President Truman speaks in New York's Central Park.

WATER POWER - A NOVEL MACHINE

Water Power - A Novel Machine (1933)

A new invention for harnessing water power and a hydrofoil are...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS ATOMIC FACTORY

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Atomic Factory (1954)

During his short Canadian tour, Duke of Edinburgh...

CUMBERLAND - BRITAIN'S ATOM POWER STATION

Cumberland - Britain's Atom Power Station (1955)

Britain's (and world's) first atomic power station...

THE WORLD SEES OUR ATOM BRITAIN SHOWS HER ATOM SECRETS

The World Sees Our Atom Britain Shows Her Atom Secrets (1955)

Over 100 scientists from 31...

ATOM AID FROM CANADA

Atom Aid From Canada (1956)

Canada is to build an atomic reactor for India under the Colombo Plan.

 IS IT PEACE?

Is It Peace? (1948)

Soviet delegate Andrei Vyshinsky speaks at Paris UN Conference.

FRENCH ATOMIC STORY

French Atomic Story (1949)

President Auriol opens a new atomic research centre for France.

HARWELL

Harwell (1946)

Good footage of the Harwell Atomic Energy plant on Marshall Islands.