32232 " THE NUCLEAR LOOK " NUCLEAR INDUSTRY PROMO FILM SAFE & EFFICIENT POWER FROM THE ATOM
Produced in the wake of the Three Mile Island accident by Westinghouse Nuclear Energy Systems, "The Nuclear Look" is a late 1970s color promotional film that promotes the nuclear power industry as a safe and efficient component of infrastructure with a bright place in America's future and posits Westinghouse as ready and able to tackle all needs for construction and production of new plants. Some of America's oldest nuclear power plants are shown in the film, including Connecticut Yankee and Shippingport, as proof that nuclear power can be viable. <p><p>Film opens, perhaps 1973s Chevrolet Nova drives away from office building (0:06). Title page (0:14). Close-up light bulb in lab, headlines from newspapers during 50s/60s flash across screen exemplifying positive reception towards nuclear energy during that period (0:20). Shot of President Eisenhower (1954) inaugurating Shippingport Atomic Power Plant by waving radioactive wand in a Denver television studio (0:29). Change in public attitudes: Montage books, articles warning of dangers of nuclear power (0:38). Shippingport Atomic Power Station (0:53). Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (1:03). San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (1:16). R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant and Brookwood Science Information Center (1:25). Sign for United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) (1:39). Public hearings on proposed new plant, space for locals to advocate for concerns (1:45). Red Brockway-761 dump truck transports gravel around construction site, preparing for new plant (2:01). Point Beach Nuclear Plant (Wisconsin) (2:08). H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station (South Carolina) (2:26). Aerial view Westinghouse Specialty Metals Plant (Pennsylvania) (2:41). Interior shots various assembly lines, machinery used to manufacturer specialty parts/ hardware of nuclear reactor components (2:53). Steam billows out of cooling towers; 1960s new environmental requirements impact expansion, increase in capital and operating costs (3:13). Newspaper job ads, demand for labor outgrowing supply (3:27). Nuclear labor issues and strikes by employees (3:35). Chart comparing price of production for different energy sources (3:59). Surry Nuclear Power Plant (4:06). Salem Nuclear Power Plant (4:21). Calvert Cliffs v. United States AEC (court case which provided the first important court interpretation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)), aerial view of construction site for Baltimore Gas and Electric plant (4:38). New requirements for nuclear plant licenses instituted, i.e. environmental impact report (5:12). Environmental reporting provided by Westinghouse: Scientists scuba diving to collect samples for evidence in court (5:25). Nuclear Power vs. Fossil Fuel Power Public Information Program Survey results showing growing public approval of nuclear power (5:53). Various shots of new plants under construction (6:20). Aerial view Westinghouse Tampa Division plant producing steam generators and pressurizers; Interior view of assembly of parts inside plant (6:38). Westinghouse Electric Corporation's Nuclear Components Division manufacturing facility in Pensacola; Interior views of the ‘ultramodern plant’ and assembly of reactor internals (7:15). Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Division: Aerial views of plants in Pennsylvania and South Carolina (7:50). Westinghouse Electro-Mechanical Division in Pennsylvania: Aerial views of plant, interior assembly line of reactor coolant pumps, control rod drive mechanisms, primary loop isolation valves (8:08). Westinghouse/ComEd joint Nuclear Service Division Nuclear Training Center Illinois; Courses for present day nuclear plant operator and prepares them to apply for AEC license: Mock reactor, control panel (8:32). Nuclear steam supply system drawings and technical information (9:30). Construction of North Anna Nuclear Generating Station (9:52). Sequoyah Nuclear Plant (10:03). Exterior of Water Reactor Divisions Westinghouse Nuclear Center in Pittsburgh, PA; Interior view of offices, control data room with magnetic tape drives (appears similar to IBM 3420) (10:26). Film ends (10:58).<p><p>Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com