Radioactive isotopes serve in many different ways—in preservation of food, in strengthening of plastics, in industry, medicine and agriculture. Here is a fascinating exploration, in layman’s language, of what they can do. The film shows the reactors at Canada’s Chalk River nuclear laboratories, the composition and function of cobalt 60, and developments in atomic science. (Awards: London; Buenos Aires; Rome)
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ACMI Identifier
314053
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Great Britain - London - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Italy - Rome - Awards
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Nuclear reactors
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Food - Preservation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nuclear medicine
History → Science and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Food - Preservation
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Isotopes
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Laboratories
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear reactors
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)