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Universal-International Newsreel[First Private Atom Power Plant Opens] (1957)

Vallecitos Atomic Electric Power Plant, the first licensed nuclear power plant, opens at Pleasanton, Calif. on November 25, 1957. Newsreel story.


This movie is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives

Producer: Universal-International Newsreel
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W
Keywords: Newsreels; Atomic-nuclear: Energy; San Francisco Bay Area: Alameda County

Creative Commons license: Public Domain


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Reviewer: Spuzz - [2.0 out of 5 stars] - December 31, 2005
Subject: And this is the meltdown button!
In this newsreel, the worlds first Atom Energy plant opens! So this is a big event in the energy world, so naturally all sorts of bigwigs are there to watch it open. Theres some speeches, and then a tour. Thats essentially it.

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Vallecitos Atomic Electric Power plant opens at Pleasanton, Calif. On November 25, 1957. This is the first licensed nuclear power plant
GS plant amid rolling hills
Dignitaries in auditorium
Governor Goodwin Knight speaks
Dignitaries enter airlock
Inaugurated by Lewis L. Strauss, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, who drills holes for plaque showing ÒLicense Number OneÓ
Dials showing power flowing through plant






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