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72 PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES (PLOWSHARE) Since a permit from the AEC is needed before a nuclear power plant may be built, we follow the utility's application through the AEC regu- latory review process: public documentation, review by the AEC Regu- latory Staff, another review by the AEC's Advisory Committee on Re- actor Safeguards and, finally, a public hearing conducted by an AEC Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. With the approval of the Board and the AEC, construction begins. We see the components of the reactor and associated equipment begin to take shape. Finally, as we see the completed structure, we learn that special operating teams are trained and licensed, and that another AEC review is necessary before an op- erating license is granted the utility. Further safety considerations are explored, showing some of the relevant equipment and systems. We learn why it is impossible for a nuclear reactor to blow up like an atomic bomb. The main safety con- sideration is in maintaining the isolation of the radioactive fission products formed during normal operation. We learn that 99.99 percent of these ashes remain tightly locked within the fuel, and the fuel is re- moved about once a year from the plant site. The film also deals with handling of wastes and controlled release of material to the envrion- ment on a planned basis, according to Federal safety regulations. When the plant finally goes "on the line," it joins other atomic power plants across the nation providing dependable electricity for our many needs. We see a sampling of these plants and the communities they serve, demonstrating that atomic power is here today, providing for our present and future electrical power needs. PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES (PLOWSHARE) PLOWSHARE (1965). 28 minutes, color. Produced by US AEC's San Francisco Operations Office. For sale by W. A. Palmer Films, Inc., at $167.46 per print, includ- ing shipping case, F.O.B. San Francisco. By using motion pictures and animation to describe the Commission's program for the safe use of nuclear explosives for civilian applica- tions, this film introduces the Plowshare Program, presents the status of its development, and illustrates its ultimate research and develop- ment. The film explains the various potential uses of this enormous force of energy to perform tasks for the benefit of mankind, and ex- plores the scope and range of the possible applications of nuclear ex- plosives for mining and petroleum applications, for performing massive earth-moving and excavation projects, and, for utilization in scientific investigations. Safety problems are briefly discussed. The main theme of the film is that the United States, through its Plowshare Program,