Scotland’s Power Breeder

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1458

Date Released

13 May 1957

Date submitted

7 May 1957

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Premier in Germany
2. 2Sir Anthony in Ottawa
3. 3The Social Round: Cocktails in Rome
4. 4The Social Round: Apple Blossom Queen
5. 5The Social Round: Festival in Cannes
6. 6Israeli Birthday
7. 7Design for Speed
8. 8Scotland’s Power Breeder
9. 9Royal Windsor Horse Show
10. 10World Cup - England’s Win
11. *World Cup - Scotland’s Win

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

8 / 10

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scotland’s New Power Breeder. DESCRIPTION: A new landmark dominates Dounreay, in the North of Scotland. Inside the huge sphere, 135 feet high you’ll see more marvels than any crystal ball can provide. Here will be housed a fast breeder reactor, which can create more atomic fuel than it burns up. SHOTLIST: SCU of the dome. Lowering of the heat exchanger. CU of the exchanger. Men working. 2 pan shots. GV of the dome.

Keywords

Nuclear energy

Locations

Scotland; Dounreay

Footage sources

Ace Films

Card file number

70622

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

57

Story extras:

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