16mm film combined catalog (1972)

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2 AERO-SPACE PROGRAMS Navy Weather Station in the Gulf of Mexico. Purified strontium-90 carbonate was processed at ORNL's Fission Products Development Laboratory to strontium-90 titanate, pressed into pellets and then encapsulated. Most of the film is devoted to the pelletizing and en- capsulating operations within the hot cells of the FPDL. NUCLEAR POWER FOR SPACE —SNAP ~9A (1963). 12 minutes, color. Produced by the Martin Company. For sale by Byron Motion Pictures, at $37.26 per print, including shipping case. Available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. Semitechnical film for high-school- and college-level audiences. After showing the launching of a new satellite, which is being wholly powered by a nuclear generator, animation is used to explain the use of its isotopic generator to create power to run electronic equipment, recording equipment, and transmit data back to earth for analysis. The advantages of the nuclear energy generator are shown over the use of chemical energy and solar energy. The principles of power generation by isotopic decay are explained, showing how thermo- couples convert the decaying isotopes' heat directly to electricity. A comparison of the isotopes plutonium-238 and curium-242, both used in SNAP isotope power systems, is made. The film discusses the design features of the SNAP-9A which are the result of 7 years of research. Safety tests of the isotope capsule, including explosion tests, fire tests, impact tests, and re-entry tests, are shown. NUCLEAR REACTOR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS (A Geneva-1964 film). 8 minutes, color. Produced by Atomics International. For sale by Byron Motion Pictures, in English, French, Spanish, or Russian, at $24.53 per print, including shipping case, F.O.B. Washington, D. C. English version available for loan (free) from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. Cleared for television. A technical film that summarizes the program to develop nuclear reactor power supplies for large space vehicles. Fabrication and test- ing of a 500-watt thermoelectric system, a 3,000-watt turboelectric system, and a reactor for a 35,000-watt turboelectric system are highlighted. Also featured is a 300-1,000-kwe turboelectric system. The reliability, high power levels, long unattended operating life, and safety characteristics of space nuclear power systems are reviewed. These units are being developed for the USAEC by Atomics Interna- tional and Pratt & Whitney. NUCLEAR REACTORS FOR SPACE (1961). 17 minutes, color. Produced by Atomics International for the USAEC. For sale by