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- A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their taking over the world.
- A short produced by the US government about the development of the hydrogen bomb leading up to its testing and explosion over Bikini Atoll.
- 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.
- This classroom training film was produced by the US government to assure kids that nuclear energy was entirely safe and could even be put to good use that would benefit everybody, and to just overlook the pesky rumors that those godless Commies were going to wipe us out with them.
- US Atomic Energy Commission film showing the development of small air-transportable field-assembled nuclear power plant to power remote military bases. In particular, the prototype package reactor at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia is shown. This reactor became to be known as SM-1.
- The first peacetime nuclear power plant for generating electricity was at Shippingport, PA. This is a technical discourse on how that plant worked from Westinghouse who were partners in designing the reactor.
- Two Yanomami tribes join together for a feast.