16mm film combined catalog (1972)

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94 1966-67 NEW FILMS to those taken in many large-scale conventional construc- tion projects. Site choice, weather selection, and, in certain cases, temporary relocation of inhabitants are precautions taken to ensure the public safety. The motion picture goes through the steps that would be taken in any Plowshare project to protect the public and its property. The film shows the care and planning exercised in a particular project—from the initial safety analysis, to advisory opinions from other government and independent scientists, to final review and approval. POWER REACTORS ATOMIC POWER TODAY: SERVICE WITH SAFETY (1966). 28^/2 minutes, color. Produced for the Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc., and the USAEC by Seneca Productions, Inc., 21 West 46th Street, New York, N. Y. 10036. For sale by DuArt Film Laboratories, Inc., 245 West 55thStreet, New York, N. Y. 10019, at $73.01 per print, includ- ing shipping case, F.O.B. New York, N. Y. Available for loan (free) from AEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. The motion picture tells the story of central station atomic power plants and how they serve the country now and will continue to do so in the future. Starting with basic informa- tion on how electricity is produced from water power and fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal, the film introduces atomic fuel as a vast new energy resource that helps keep down the cost of electricity. The film shows atomic fuel being fabricated and, through animation, how it is put to work in a nuclear reactor to produce heat which will ultimately be used to produce electricity. The safety aspects of atomic power, including both natural and engineered safeguards, as well as the demand for dependability by the operating utility and by the cus- tomer, are discussed. We see utility conferences relating to a proposed atomic power plant and the care that goes into design and planning. Since a permit from the AEC is needed before a nuclear power plant may be built, we follow the utility's applica- tion through the AEC regulatory review process: public documentation, review by the AEC Regulatory Staff, another