Heavy Water Plant - Norway 1945

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Norway.

Several shots of the Norwegian heavy water plant for use in atomic energy. Static shots of the damaged works, showing dynamos, generators and various other equipment and the location of the factory on wooded mountainside.

Data

Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
62720
Sort Number:
UN 1293 D
Time in/Out:
01:45:22:00 / 01:50:23:00
Canister:
UN 1293 D
Film ID:
2062.15
Issue Date:

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