UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REPRINTED WITH ADDITIONS From the collection of the 7 n r m Prelinger3 i a EJJibrary San Francisco, California 2006 NOTICE This printing of the USAEC Film Catalog 1966-67 contains information on 14 films released since the publication of the 1965 edition. Descrip- tions of the films, which are listed below, are found beginning on page 66 . Subject Category Title Understanding Level 5 Atoms for Space and ATOMIC ENERGY FOR SPACE (Group 2) SNAP FIRST REACTOR IN SPACE: (Group 1, 2 and 3) SNAP-lOA SNAP -8 (Group 2 and 3) Biology and Medicine RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING IN (Group 3) MEDICINE RETURN TO BIKINI (Group 2 and 3) Education TOMORROW'S SCIENTISTS (Group 2 and 3) AT ARGONNE Industrial Applications FARM FRESH TO YOU (Group 2 and 3) THE FRESHER THE BETTER (Group 2 and 3) THE NUCLEAR WITNESS: (Group 3) ACTIVATION ANALYSIS IN CRIME INVESTIGATION Nuclear Reactors and ATOMIC POWER TODAY: (Group 2 and 3) Power SERVICE WITH SAFETY Peaceful Uses of PLOWSHARE (Group 2 and 3) Nuclear Explosives SAFETY IN THE PLOWSHARE (Group 3) (Plowshare) PROGRAM Safety, Waste' Disposal ATOMS ON THE MOVE: (Group 2 and 3) and Radiation TRANSPORTATION OF Hazards RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS R-A-P: RADIOLOGICAL (Group 3) ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 'See page.iv. FOREWORD USAEC motion pictures listed in this catalog are available for free loan, without charge for public non-profit exhibition. All films, except those described as "NOT cleared for television," may be shown on television programs as a public service. Most films, with the few exceptions noted in those film descriptions, are available from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. CONTENTS Alphabetical Index of Popular Film Titles iv A Word to New Borrowers x Map: USAEC Film Library Locations and Service Areas xii Where to Borrow xii Who May Borrow xiv How to Order xiv Loan Requirements xv Advice to Foreign Borrowers xvi Where to Purchase Prints xvi USAEC Stock Film Footage Program xviii Description of Popular Films (by Subject Category) Agriculture 1 Atoms for Space and SNAP 2 Atomic Energy Principles 7 Biology and Medicine 10 Education 13 Industrial Applications 15 International (Information Exchange and Training) 17 Nuclear Propulsion 20 Nuclear Reactors and Power 21 Nuclear Research 27 Nuclear Weapons and Testing 32 Peaceful Uses (Summary Films) 35 Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosives (Plowshare) 39 Radioisotopes Production and Handling 40 Safety, Waste Disposal, and Radiation Hazards 41 Uranium Prospecting, Mining, and Production 47 Series: "Challenge" 48 "The Magic of the Atom" 53 "Understanding the Atom" 58 iii FOREWORD USAEC motion pictures listed in this catalog are available for free loan, without charge for public non-profit exhibition. All films, except those described as "NOT cleared for television," may be shown on television programs as a public service. Most films, with the few exceptions noted in those film descriptions, are available from USAEC headquarters and field libraries. CONTENTS Alphabetical Index of Popular Film Titles iv A Word to New Borrowers x Map: USAEC Film Library Locations and Service Areas xii Where to Borrow xii Who May Borrow xiv How to Order xiv Loan Requirements xv Advice to Foreign Borrowers xvi Where to Purchase Prints xvi USAEC Stock Film Footage Program xviii Description of Popular Films (by Subject Category) Agriculture 1 Atoms for Space and SNAP 2 Atomic Energy Principles 7 Biology and Medicine 10 Education 13 Industrial Applications 15 International (Information Exchange and Training) 17 Nuclear Propulsion 20 Nuclear Reactors and Power 21 Nuclear Research 27 Nuclear Weapons and Testing 32 Peaceful Uses (Summary Films) 35 Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Explosives (Plowshare) 39 Radioisotopes Production and Handling 40 Safety, Waste Disposal, and Radiation Hazards 41 Uranium Prospecting, Mining, and Production 47 Series: "Challenge" 48 "The Magic of the Atom" 53 "Understanding the Atom" 58 Hi ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF POPULAR FILM TITLES NOTE: All popular film titles are listed alphabetically for easy refer- ence by those civic, industrial, television, professional, government, education, youth and adult organizations interested in films on atomic energy. To help teachers and others select those films which will suit the un- derstanding levels of students and audiences, all films in this index are recommended for groups, as indicated. (Group 1) Elementary School (Group 2) Junior and Senior High School (Group 3) College and University For (Group 3) audiences, also see the USAEC Professional- Level Catalog A IS FOR ATOM (Group 1 and 2) 7 AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY, AND POWER (Group 2) 35 ALCHEMIST'S DREAM, THE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 49 ALPHA, BETA, AND GAMMA (Understanding the Atom Series) (Group 2 and 3) 58 ARMY PACKAGE POWER REACTOR (Group 2 and 3) 21 ART OF SEPARATION, THE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 49 ATOM AND AGRICULTURE, THE (Group 2 and 3) 1 ATOM AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, THE (Group 2 and 3) . 10 ATOM AND INDUSTRY, THE (Group 2) 15 ATOM AND THE DOCTOR, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 53 ATOM AND THE WEATHER, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 53 ATOM AND YOU, THE (Group 2) '. 35 ATOM COMES TO TOWN, THE (Group 2) . 35 ATOM IN INDUSTRY, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2 and 3) 53 ATOM IN PHYSICAL SCIENCE, THE (Understanding the Atom Series) (Group 2 and 3) 58 ATOM IN THE HOSPITAL, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 53 ATOM SMASHERS (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) .... 54 ATOMIC AGE FARMER (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 54 ATOMIC ALCHEMIST, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 54 ATOMIC BIOLOGY FOR MEDICINE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 54 ATOMIC CITIES (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) .... 54 ATOMIC DETECTIVE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2). 55 ATOMIC ENERGY (Group 1 and 2) 8 ATOMIC ENERGY AS A FORCE FOR GOOD (Group 2) .... 35 ATOMIC ENERGY CAN BE A BLESSING (Group 2) 35 ATOMIC FINGERPRINT, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 55 ATOMIC FURNACES (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) .... 49 ATOMIC FURNACES (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) ... 55 ATOMIC GOLD RUSH (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) ... 55 ATOMIC GREENHOUSE, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 55 ATOMIC METALLURGY (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 56 ATOMIC PHARMACY, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 56 ATOMIC PHYSICS (Group 2 and 3) 8 ATOMIC POWER AND THE UNITED STATES (Group 2) .... 22 ATOMIC POWER PRODUCTION (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 56 ATOMIC RESEARCH: AREAS AND DEVELOPMENT (Group 1 and 2) 28 ATOMIC TESTS IN NEVADA (Group 2) 32 ATOMIC VENTURE (Group 2 and 3) 22 ATOMIC WEATHERMAN: STRONTIUM-90 ISOTOPIC APPLICATIONS (Group 2 and 3) 13 ATOMIC ZOO, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 56 ATOMS AT WORK: THE LATIN AMERICAN EXHIBIT (Group 2) 17 ATOMS FOR HEALTH (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) . 56 ATOMS FOR PEACE (Group 2) 36 ATOMS FOR PEACE: GENEVA 1958 (Group 2 and 3) .... 18 ATOMS FOR SPACE (Group 2) 2 ATOMS FOR THE AMERICAS (Group 3) 18 ATOMS ON THE FARM (Group 2) 18 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF POWER REACTORS (Group 2) .... 23 BETA RAY SPECTROMETER (Group 3) 8 BIKINI RADIOBIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (Group 2 and 3). 11 BORAX: CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A BOILING WATER REACTOR (Group 2) 22 BREEDER IN THE DESERT, A (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 49 BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 49 BUILDING FOR ATOMIC ENERGY (Group 2 and 3) 47 CHALLENGE SERIES (Group 2 and 3) 48 CHEMICAL SOMERSAULT, A (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 50 CLEAN AIR IS A BREEZE (Group 3) 28 CONTROLLING ATOMIC ENERGY (Group 1) 9 DAWN'S EARLY LIGHT, A (Group 2) 36 DOWN ON THE FARM (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) . 50 ENGINEERING FOR RADIOISOTOPES (Group 2) 41 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING AT SANDIA (Group 2 and 3) . 32 ETERNAL CYCLE, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 56 EXPERIMENTS IN CONTROLLING BRUSH FIRES WITH DETERGENT FOAM (Group 2 and 3) 41 FIRE FIGHTING IN THE NUCLEAR AGE (Group 2 and 3) . 42 FOUNDATIONS FOR THE FUTURE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 50 FUEL OF THE FUTURE, THE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 50 FULL SPEED AHEAD (Group 2) 20 GASEOUS DIFFUSION (Group 2) 47 GAUGING THICKNESS WITH RADIOISOTOPES (Group 2 and 3) 15 GIANT OF THE EARTH (Group 2) 47 GROUP SHELTER (Group 2 and 3) 33 . 23 HALLAM NUCLEAR POWER FACILITY (Group 2 and 3) . HANDLE WITH CARE: THE SAFE HANDLING OF RADIOISOTOPES, PART 1 (Group 2) 42 HARNESSING THE RAINBOW (Challenge Series] (Group 2 and 3) 50 HARVEST OF AN ATOMIC AGE (Group 2) . 1 HIGH ENERGY PEOPLE, THE (Group 2 and 3) 29 VI HIGH ENERGY RADIATIONS FOR MANKIND (Group 2 and 3) . 29 IMMUNE RESPONSE, THE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) 50 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVES (Group 2 and 3) 39 INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS OF RADIOISOTOPES (Group 2 and 3) 16 INDUSTRIAL ATOM, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 57 INTERNATIONAL ATOM, THE (Group 2) 19 INTRODUCING ATOMS AND NUCLEAR ENERGY (Group 1 and 2) 9 INVISIBLE BULLETS (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3). ... 51 ISOTOPES (Group 2 and 3) 41 JOBS IN ATOMIC ENERGY (Magic of the Atom Series) 57 (Group 2). , LIVING SOLID, THE (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) .... 51 LIVING WITH A GLOVED BOX (Group 3) 43 LIVING WITH RADIATION (Group 2 and 3) 43 LIVING WITH THE ATOM (Group 2) 44 ML-1 MOBILE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (Group 2 and 3) . 23 MACHINES THAT THINK (Challenge Series) (Group 2 and 3) . 51 MAGIC OF THE ATOM SERIES (Group 2) 53 MAGNETIC BOTTLE, THE (Group 2 and 3) 29 MAN AND RADIATION (Group 2) 36 MAN AND THE ATOM (Group 2) 36 MANY FACES OF ARGONNE, THE (Group 2 and 3) 30 MASTER SLAVE, THE (Magic of the Atom Series) (Group 2) 57 MEDICINE (Group 2).