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Of Ashes and AtomsThis feature length DVD documentary, reviews the history of the Plum Brook Nuclear Reactor from the initial settlers of the area, through its use as a munitions facility during the second World War to the development of the nuclear facility and its use as one of the first nuclear test reactors built in the United States, and the only one built by NASA. It concludes with the beginning of the decommissioning of the facility. There is a brief review of the reactor design, and its workings. Through discussions with the NASA engineers and operators of the facility, the film reviews the work done to advance the knowledge of the effects of radiation, the properties of radiated materials, and the work to advance the state of the art in nuclear propulsion. The film shows footage of public tours, and shows actual footage of the facility in operation, and after its shutdown in 1973. The DVD was narrated by Kate Mulgrew, who leads the viewer through the history of the facility to its eventual ongoing decommissioning, and return to the state of pastoral uses.
Document ID
20050092354
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Other - Reference Materials
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Subject Category
Nuclear Physics
Report/Patent Number
NASA/SP-2005-4605
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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