Peace And The Atom

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

54/27

Date Released

12 Apr 1954

Length of issue (in feet)

697

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1France At War.
2. 2Princess Down Mine
3. 3Britain’s New Giant Tank
4. 4Peace And The Atom

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

Pathe’s cameras enter the guarded gates of three atom-factories: Springfields, near Preston, Capenhurst in Cheshire, and Windscale in Cumberland. Part of the elaborate processing of the uranium is pictured. First scenes of the world’s first atomic power station now being built at Windscale

Keywords

Weapons; Nuclear energy

Locations

Cumberland; Cheshire; England; Lancashire; Capenhurst; Windscale; Springfields

Credits:

Camera

Norman William Roper

Camera

William Jordan

Length of story (in feet)

249

Story extras:

Film clip

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Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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