English subtitles for clip: File:1957-07-04 Fort Belvoir Army Package Power Reactor.ogv
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1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,714 At Fort Belvoir, Virgina, a corps of engineers shows off 2 00:00:03,714 --> 00:00:06,853 its Package Power Reactor to military attachés of the 3 00:00:06,853 --> 00:00:08,540 Washington diplomatic corps. 4 00:00:08,540 --> 00:00:11,389 It's the first step in a program to develop an atomic 5 00:00:11,389 --> 00:00:14,329 power plant that can be transported by air to remote 6 00:00:14,329 --> 00:00:17,176 locations. The new reactor can put out nearly 7 00:00:17,176 --> 00:00:20,243 2,000 kilowatts continuously for over a year, 8 00:00:20,243 --> 00:00:23,747 on a single fuel charge. A major advance in military 9 00:00:23,747 --> 00:00:25,617 logistics promises similar strides 10 00:00:25,617 --> 00:00:28,779 in peaceful atomic power development.