CANADA'S ATOMIC CENTRE FUNCTIONS AGAIN AFTER MISHAP. In December 1952, nuclear scientists were electrified to hear that Canada's wilderness atomic centre 150 miles west of Ottawa at Chalk River - NRX - had sprung a leak! The pile is now in full operation

Record ID: 496307

  • Title: CANADA'S ATOMIC CENTRE FUNCTIONS AGAIN AFTER MISHAP. In December 1952, nuclear scientists were electrified to hear that Canada's wilderness atomic centre 150 miles west of Ottawa at Chalk River - NRX - had sprung a leak! The pile is now in full operation
  • Date: 1st July 1954
  • Summary: CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO, CANADA: GTV Chalk River Atomic Plant showing NRX building in right f-g & NRU building behind it. CU Newspaper announcing disaster 'PIN-point leak IN ATOMIC PILE CLOSES PLANT AT CHALK RIVER' LV Evacuation pipeline, pan to right. SV End of pipeline, guard comes into view. CU Sign 'CAUTION. CU Sign on fence 'POSSESSION OR USE OF CAMERAS OF FIREARMS ON THIS PROPERTY IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. BY LAW' LV NRX building. ltv Men working at base of pile, tilt upward to hold on flask. CU 3 pairs of rubbers worker comes into view & puts on rubbers. BV Ditto. worker walks towards camera. CU Rubber clad feet passing, pan with last pair to worker at machine. CU BV Worker at machine. STV Flask moving. LV Ditto. SV Ditto, man in f-g waving flask forward. CU Man waving. SV Flask, man turning wheel. CU Man signalling worker to stop. SV Flask, man turning wheel. CU Two men on flask, one manipulating handle. CU Third man watching operation. SV Safety worker moves in with testing device. CU Radiation survey meter. SV Safety worker. LV Blask returning to position, safety worker in left f-g. CU Flask returning to position. Angle V Warning sign 'RADIOACTIVE HAZARDS' LTV Pan Pile, pan to experiments at base of pile. LV Experiments, man carrying thermos flask upstairs. SCU Man puts down thermos, goes to his apparatus, blows off nitrogen. CU Man watching experiment, goes to indicator on wall. CU Man adjusts indicator. CU Radiation counter. CU Steaming tube, tilt up to see 2nd man crawling over his vacuum apparatus. STV Same worker getting into position. CU Worker lifting soldiering iron. FCU Man soldiering. LTV Experiments at base of pile, pull away to show entire room. GV Ext. Truck backing up to door of NRU building, tilt to show whole building. LV NRU building, trucks passing in f-g. Initials N.F.B.C. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 16th July 1954 13:00
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  • Location: CHALK RIVER, ONTARIO, CANADA
  • Country: Canada
  • Reuters ID: LVA2RZBWVUNCPOA9UDEVG8U8WQ9M
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  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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