On the Critical Path

197122 min 33 secFilm: Documentary

Production: Dennis Sawyer

Script: Kenneth McCready

Produced by the NFB for Atomic Energy of Canada Limited.

Nuclear power plants are not exactly sold on the same scale as wheat, but that they can be manufactured as an exportable commodity is well illustrated in this film. For those familiar with nuclear power generation, and even for the lay audience, this is a lucid exposition of how a nuclear power plant is put together. The film shows the machining and assembly of principal components, and the "on power" operation of the Canadian plant at Pickering, Ontario.

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Subject categories


  • Technology > Nuclear Energy and Radiation
  • Sciences > Teaching Aids

Credits


producer
Dennis Sawyer
script
Kenneth McCready
photography
Mike Lente
Roger Moride
Jackson Samuels
Paul Leach
Robert Humble
sound editing
Bernard Bordeleau