Re: Nuclear flask crash

"Adam Aglionby" <ledlight@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1125445963.824692.223490@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Not the full video but some bits:
>
> http://www.old-dalby.com/Crash.htm
>
> HTH
> Adam
>

>From the ITN Archive

16/7/1984
126844.htm

NUCLEAR FLASK TESTS:


}126844 NUCLEAR FLASK TESTS: The Central Electricity Generating
16.7.84 Board is to stage a 100 mile an hour train crash tomorrow
TX to show that it is safe to carry nuclear waste by rail.

Previous tests of a cart crashing into a small-scale model

of a flask, and of a full-size flask being dropped onto an

anvil, have been criticised as not being stringent enough.

John Baker (CEGB Board Member) talks about the tests.

McGINTY,LAWRENCE VID ex ENG(ITN)/LIB(ITN)/
CEGB
**** RUSHES KEPT
--------------------------------------------------------------




Location LA Railway track, train speeds )
unknown past R-L ) CEGB HANDOUT

Leics MS Nuclear fuel flask
Melton MS Flask on railway truck in shed
Mowbray MS "Retired" diesel locomotive (to be used in test)

slowly along track R-L

LMS Engineers by nuclear flask ZOOM

Steel MS Steel flask being cast, )
foundry drawn out of foundry furnace) CEGB HANDOUT
(location MS Red hot flask )
unknown)

Motor MS Test track, test cart )
Industry rapidly TOWARDS ) CEGB HANDOUT
Research BV SLOMO SEQ cart crashing )
Association into model flask )

SV Ditto )

Somerset TS Edge of flask as drops away )
nr Cheddar MS SLOMO SEQ of flask hitting ) R 6.3.84
CEGB test steel and concrete anvil ) ITN
centre MS Ditto 1/4 scale flask and )

full scale flask hitting )

anvil )

Leics MS Train parked by flask
Melton MS Flask behind train buffer
Mowbray MS Train chassis

Surrey MS JOHN BAKER (CEGB Board Member) INTVW SOF: "No, you
Woking see -- isn't justified"

VIDEO ex ENG(Garner/West)/LIB(ITN)/CEGB
TX'D:16.7.84/C4N

ARCHIVE TAPE & CASSETTE 23725 V84/C4N/FF9172




Sadly this is after Pathe stopped so theres no video on line of it tyhere
:-(


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