Effects of an Atomic Blast on Electric Power Facilities (1955)

Synopsis

Hosted by Ralph V.H. Wood, the Philadelphia Electric Company Project Officer for Edison Electric Institute, this film discusses one of the civil defense experiments that was part of the Operation Teapot atomic bomb tests in 1955. During Teapot, a large-scale study of the effects of an atomic blast on electric power facilities was conducted. Throughout the film, there are images of utility workers on power lines and preparations for the test flash across the screen while Mr. Wood talks.…

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Running time

24 minutes

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