Fallout And Agriculture Pt. 1 of 2
US Department of Agriculture
Animation radiation as though snow falling over countryside. Narrator explains what the job of the farmer will be in time of nuclear attack. Narrator stands in front of backdrop of barn. “This motion picture is directed to you the farmer...” “Let’s look at what actually goes on in a nuclear explosion.”
21:20:25 Animated blast. Titles: Heat; Blast; Initial Radiation; Residual Radiation. Animation of fireball forming, rising & earth carried aloft shown mixed w/ hot gases & vaporized. Radioactive fallout shown descending both quickly & gradually.
21:22:26 Black cloud & fallout over countryside.
21:22:59 Narrator speaking to camera tells of types of fallout particles & long term damage of alpha, beta & gamma particles. Ionization. radioactive decay explained. Charts of half-life for Iodine 131, Strontium 90, mixture decay shown on chart using math to show decrease based on 7 hours & factor of 10.
21:26:14 “Let’s consider the external hazard...distance” Explains effect of shielding. Diagram of house & of cellar; bomb shelter w/ packed earth roof & what is needed for supplies. Need for protection of farm animals.
Continued...
1960s; 1950s; Cold War; Civil Defense; Instructional Films; Educational Films; Atomic Energy; NuclearDisasters; Lecture Film; Atomic Attack Defenses;
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Fallout And Agriculture Pt. 1 of 2 US Department of Agriculture Animation radiation as though snow falling over countryside. Narrator explains what the job of the farmer will be in time of nuclear attack. Narrator stands in front of backdrop of barn. “This motion picture is directed to you the farmer...” “Let’s look at what actually goes on in a nuclear explosion.” 21:20:25 Animated blast. Titles: Heat; Blast; Initial Radiation; Residual Radiation. Animation of fireball forming, rising & earth carried aloft shown mixed w/ hot gases & vaporized. Radioactive fallout shown descending both quickly & gradually. 21:22:26 Black cloud & fallout over countryside. 21:22:59 Narrator speaking to camera tells of types of fallout particles & long term damage of alpha, beta & gamma particles. Ionization. radioactive decay explained. Charts of half-life for Iodine 131, Strontium 90, mixture decay shown on chart using math to show decrease based on 7 hours & factor of 10. 21:26:14 “Let’s consider the external hazard...distance” Explains effect of shielding. Diagram of house & of cellar; bomb shelter w/ packed earth roof & what is needed for supplies. Need for protection of farm animals. Continued... 1960s; 1950s; Cold War; Civil Defense; Instructional Films; Educational Films; Atomic Energy; NuclearDisasters; Lecture Film; Atomic Attack Defenses;