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Go to HomepageReel Number: 220535-03
Color: Colour
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1980s
Country: USA
Location: Nellis Range, Nevada
TC Begins: 04:15:17
TC Ends: 04:26:48
Duration: 00:11:31
Testing Nuclear Weapons Pt. 2 of 2 04:15:17 Safety preparations. Man putting radiation sensor onto pole in sage brush. Interior of control point w/ men at computer. Personnel badges which record exposure to radiation. Badges tested for all visitors. Equipment shown. 04:16:22 Test area w/ desert juniper & sagebrush on mountain side & valley floor. Environmental Protection Agency visiting test site to check safety & warn miners & farmers in area. Small farm in test area. Monitoring station manned by EPA. MCU of technician. 04:17:40 Weather balloons released, man from Weather Conditions Nuclear Support office w/ transit, surveying equipment. Interiors weather room in control centre - data input into computer. Man marking map. 04:18:31 Day before the test - briefing of various test officials. Charts. Maps. CU of men. 04:19:31 CU flashing red light. Security at check point & vehicles checked; sweep by ground patrols to ensure anyone not directly connected to test leave area. Man at roadside puts on coveralls. 04:20:00 Radiation detector on edge of deserted test area w/ red flag. Radiation sampling helicopter over site. Interior test control center - countdown, men watching large wall of screens. Men at consol. AVs underground explosion, ground shaking, ground shock wave & dust. 04:21:31 Animation of explosion & effects. Antennas, woman at computer print out watching paper. Animation showing formation of molten material & collapse to floor. Cavity falling shown. 04:22:41 AV earth sinking, collapsing, dust rising. Test control center - scientists & technicians. AVs - helicopter flying over site. Drilling rig taking radioactive samples. Samples packed in shielded containers. 04:24:29 Bizarre shot of man briefing others w/ models of missiles on table and across back of room. Montage of shots covering film. Credits. Nuclear deterrent; Scientists; Radioactivity; Department of Energy; Propaganda; Atomic Research;