Nuclear Energy Goes Rural: The Elk River Reactor in Minnesota (1963)

This film presents the background, planning, and construction of the Elk River Reactor for Minnesota's Rural Cooperative Power Association. After the rural background and setting are established, the planning of the reactor is shown. Animation is used to explain the principle of the boiling water reactor with conventional superheated steam. A comparison is made with the hot air heating system used in the home, and the reactor's control rods are compared with a thermostat. The reactor control room is shown. A "Scram" is explained. Fuel operations are also explained, as well as the air monitoring system.
Film produced by the US Atomic Energy Commission in 1963. Original 16mm film lent courtesy of the US National Archives. Digitization by whatisnuclear.com made possible thanks to Last Energy.
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