Britain’s Atom Power Plant

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

55/63

Date Released

8 Aug 1955

Length of issue (in feet)

723

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Royal Children Join Britannia
2. 2Wine Festival - Switzerland
3. 3Wolves Leave for Moscow
4. 4Capri-Naples Marathon Swim
5. 5Dominici Case Reopened
6. 6Turncoats Return
7. 7Britain’s Atom Power Plant
8. 8So You Think It’s Hot Here

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 8

Summary

Britain’s first atomic power plant for commercial electricity suppply under construction at Calder Hall.

Keywords

Nuclear energy

Locations

Cumbria; Calder Hall

Footage sources

Atomic Energy Commission

Credits:

Cutter

George Clark

Length of story (in feet)

112

Story extras:

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Notes

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