Argonne National Laboratory: Experimental Boiling Water Reactor
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Footage capturing the construction of Argonne National Laboratory's Experimental Boiling Water Reactor, an early prototype of nuclear reactors used for power generation.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1956
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Title cards that read "Argonne National Laborary - Atomic energy USAEC," "Experimental Boiling Water Reactor," and "STOCK FOOTAGE." Multiple shots of the exterior of the completed Experimental Boiling Water Reactor on snow-covered ground. Footage of three men in hats and ties watching a Catepillar tractor plowing a field. Shot of ladders in a large construction pit followed by a shot of workers welding a large structure in the pit. Exterior shot of the domed EBWR structure being constructed with cranes. Interior shots of men constructing the reactor with machinery. Shots within the sprawling laboratory; men looking at dials and a linear flux level. End card that reads "STOCK FOOTAGE" again.
Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory
Subjects: Science; Experiments; Construction; Laboratories; Scientific equipment; Nuclear reactors; Boiling water reactors; Design and construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Lemont
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11872
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Title cards that read "Argonne National Laborary - Atomic energy USAEC," "Experimental Boiling Water Reactor," and "STOCK FOOTAGE." Multiple shots of the exterior of the completed Experimental Boiling Water Reactor on snow-covered ground. Footage of three men in hats and ties watching a Catepillar tractor plowing a field. Shot of ladders in a large construction pit followed by a shot of workers welding a large structure in the pit. Exterior shot of the domed EBWR structure being constructed with cranes. Interior shots of men constructing the reactor with machinery. Shots within the sprawling laboratory; men looking at dials and a linear flux level. End card that reads "STOCK FOOTAGE" again.
Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory
Subjects: Science; Experiments; Construction; Laboratories; Scientific equipment; Nuclear reactors; Boiling water reactors; Design and construction
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Lemont
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/11872
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:13