Douglas Point Nuclear Power Station

Опис

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, Ontario, and the process by which the uranium atom is split, employing heavy water with a special property, deuterium, giving the name CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) to the Canadian system of atomic energy production. Produced for the NFB by Crawley Films Ltd. for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1968

Original language

English

Spoken languages

english

Countries

Canada

Production

Crawley Films

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site