Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Dounreay Atomic Site (1957)

Dounreay atomic site. Various GV’s of Fast Reactor - (This is centrepiece of site - the Sphere). 4 Shots (GV’s Scottish coastline. Various shots of Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip walking past Reactor and workmen. MS. Duke shaking hands with Workmen. Various shots of the arrival of the Duke at site met by General Joselin. Two CUs panels in control room of reactor. Various shots of Duke accompanied by Sir William Owen, General Joselin, T G Williams comes through corridor to centre of sphere. Duke sees Ace Core of the Sphere Fast Reactor, and Mr J Tatlock (Chief Engineer Fast Reactor) explains the workings of the Reactor. The section the Duke sees is actually the core-pot (in which core goes). (Lav.) Note: man holds card with J Turner Box 1 and later on in footage J Turner Box 2 over his face so all you can see is the top of a balding head and hands holding up the card, which is quite unintentionally comical. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ T