1952 - Oak Ridge, Tennessee Atomic Energy Pile

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Title: Science. At Oak Ridge, for the first time in history, the workings of an atomic pile are revealed... 04:29:55 Technicians seen from above working on atomic pile. CU of sides w/ technicians putting uranium pellets into tubes & pushed in w/ pushrods. Man in control room turns on switch; activated pellets moved underwater; geiger counter. 04:30:55 Mechanical fingers manipulated by operator thru windows examining, weighing & moving about. 04:31:23 Swish pan. Washington, DC. Woman examined by instrument w/ Cobalt. Positioned, man presses button, beam turned on. 1952; Peacetime Atomic Energy; Promotion; Propaganda; Equipment; Radiation; NOTE: One continuous minute sold at per reel rate. NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk