Nuclear Power Demonstration
An account of the building and bringing into operation of Canada's pioneer nuclear power plant - the Nuclear Power Demonstration Station (NPD), built in northern Ontario as a prototype for larger plants. The film explain
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Fukushima: Is Nuclear Power Safe?
Six months after the explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant and the release of radiation there, Professor Jim Al-Khalili sets out to discover whether nuclear power is safe. He begins in Japan, where he meets some of t
Rickover: The Birth of Nuclear Power
Dive into the life of the father of the nuclear Navy: Hyman Rickover. Combative, provocative, and blunt, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover was a flamboyant maverick and a unique American hero. When few thought it possible, then
Nuclear Power Reactor - Pickering
East of Toronto on the shore of Lake Ontario, is the Pickering Generating Station, one of the world's largest nuclear power stations. Here it is used to explain how a nuclear power station works, showing the fuel bundles
Nuclear Power - End of an Era?
Nuclear has always been a controversial energy source. While Germany is phasing out its nuclear power plants, France is building a new generation of nuclear reactors to keep the lights on. A look at the nuclear debate ov
Lubricants for Nuclear Power Stations
A documentary looking at the construction of the sphere to contain a nuclear reactor. The research programme carried out at the Thornton Research Centre to develop a lubricant to resist radiation.
Pakistan, a Nuclear Power under Pressure
Between the risk of nuclear war with India, the rise of Islamists and the military, and the precarious situation of its youth, Pakistan is suffering from growing instability. This in-depth documentary takes stock of the
Douglas Point Nuclear Power Station
The success of this first full-scale nuclear power station on the shores of Lake Huron has shown the way for the economic large-scale production of electricity from uranium. This film describes the plant at Douglas Point
Thorium, the Far Side of Nuclear Power
Ever heard of the Thorium molten salt reactor? That's hardly surprising, as for 70 years, it has been inexplicably kept under wraps by the nuclear industry, despite the fact it could revolutionise energy production. It o
Nuclear Power Plant Krsko Catastrophe Survival Manual
A wise-ass Croat reporter goes to Krško, the site of the only nuclear plant built in Former Yugoslavia. It turns out that her reporting trip coincides with the plant disaster that has apocalyptic consequences.
Douglas Point Nuclear Power Station: Design and Construction
A comprehensive treatment of technical and engineering aspects of Canada's first large nuclear electric power plant at Douglas Point, Ontario. The film shows the design, machining and assembly of component parts, and the
The Will: If Only There Were No Nuclear Power Plant
A 3 hour and 45 minute long documentary that chronicles the situation in Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by the nuclear accident, over 800 days immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake. On March 12, 2011, th
Beijing Electron Positron Collider / Yangtze Ethylene Project / Qinshan Nuclear Power Station / Guangzhou Peugeot: A New Generation of Motor Vehicles in China
Short film made by Chinese documentary filmmaker Fu Hongxing for the Central Newsreel and Documentary Film Studio of the People's Republic of China. Held as a print at the University of South Carolina. English-language n
Flere Atomkraftvaerker
A documentary about nuclear power plants in Europe. The film follows the cycle of the uranium fuel and tries to give a full picture of the consequences of atomic power and daily life in a number of areas, so that it is n
We Are the Guinea Pigs
Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident in 1979. Scientists and physicians also e
Nukemailing
A close-up of the dizzying escalation of nuclear risk since the largest power station on the European continent fell into the hands of Russia at the start of the war.