Three of a Kind. A Story of Atomic Power Progress.

Series

Series Name

Home and Away

Issue

Issue No.

19

Date Released

1960

Length of issue (in feet)

520

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Three of a Kind. A Story of Atomic Power Progress.
2. 2Paisley pattern

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

BFI synopsis: Looks at the sites and construction going on at the atomic power stations of Trawsfynidd, Hinkley Point, and Sizewell. The item opens at the construction site of the Trawsfynidd nuclear power station, showing the Babcock Goliath crane at work. The film then moves on to the Port Madoc industrial site, where another Babcock crane unloads sea-borne cargo. There are shots of parts of the Babcock built reactor pressure vessel, which is also shown being installed at the construction site. Hinkley Point atomic power station is also looked at, and Babcock boilers are shown during the installation of the final parts and contingencies to ensure contamination free components. The film also includes shots inside the reactor and general views of the site, buildings and Babcock cranes in operation. The huge Goliath crane is also shown being dismantled. The last part of the item opens with a shot of a village on the Suffolk coast, and continues with shots of the early construction of the Sizewell atomic power station. A model is seen of the finished station, and there are some general views of the nearby village.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Nuclear energy; Town and country planning

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases   Used for synopsis
Scottish Screen Archive database   Ref.1528

Credits:

Sponsor

Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.

Producer

Cyril Randell

Director

Philip Dennis

Camera

Philip Dennis

Editor

Stan Hill

Production Co.

Technical & Scientific Films Ltd.

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