Reconstruction of the NRX Reactor 1970
★ 8 · 1973 · 20m · Documentary
This film shows the exacting procedures used during the 1970 replacement of the calandria in the NRX nuclear reactor at Chalk River. Produced by the NFB for Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
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