VPRS 5061 P1 649 SECH00747 atomic energy in canada nfb ca 1968
A very faded Eastmancolor 16mm cine film in the possession of the State Archive prov.vic.gov.au -- part of a collection of mixed visual media from the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria. Its existence within the SEC's archives reinforces the public knowledge of the time that nuclear fission for electricity production was an option being considered, or even being subjected to feasibility studies within the public utility.
PROV reference is VPRS/5061/P1/650 "SECH00747 Atomic Energy in Canada"
In 2016 various politicians are again talking up the possibility of Australia using nuclear fission to raise steam to spin electric power generators. Intractable RADIOACTIVE radionuclide waste means that nuclear fission can never be a clean or safe way to solve the #ClimateEmergency
Serious nuclear proliferation issues are raised at • VPRS 5061 P1 649 SECH00747 atomic energy i... --the story from there is of Canada exporting a technique for making PLUTONUIM without needing any U238 enrichment, thanks to CANDU reactors using natural uranium and heavy water moderator. So the Colombo Plan of "international aid" helped India make nuclear weapons, it would seem, (TBC)
The amateurish colour enhancement/restoration makes no attempt at overall colour balance, rather tries to restore approximately natural skin colour on people's faces.
Copyright may still rest with National Film Board of Canada nfb.ca yet this color-enhanced version transferred via interlaced PAL 576i DVD and re-transferred to mp4 using avidemux video processing software is asserted to be "fair use" and in the public interest to inform the nuclear debate. National Film Board of Canada does not appear to have this particular film listed in the catalogue of its archives, so it may wish to access the faded Eastmancolor print at PROV.vic.gov.au to make a fully professional digital restoration for accession to its own collection.