CONSTRUCTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL BOILING WATER REACTOR

Duration: 10 min

Year Published: 1957

Creator: Atomic Energy Commission

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Describes highlights of construction of the experimental boiling water reactor (EBWR) a nuclear power plant of 5,000 KW electrical capacity and the first of the reactors in the AEC's nuclear power development program to be completed. Shows erection of the steel shell for the power plant, special concrete work, and installation of equipment, including the reactor pressure vessel.