British Company produces world's most amazing television camera for use in atomic files; A special camera has been produced by FYE Ltd., of Cambridge which is capable of being used inside an atomic reactor. It is now ready for use at the Atomic energy factory in Cumberland. The camera is base on normal industrial television equipment and has had to conform to certain rigid specifications. Owing to the nature of its work special materials had to be used in manufacture. For ease of manipulation, the camera carries its own source of illumination - which consists of four small bulbs grouped around the camera lens. In addition a system of mirrors enables viewing from all angles. The camera is designed for remote control for use inside an atomic reactor. It is housed in a thin stainless steel casing 3 1/2 inches in diameter and 30 inches long. The whole apparatus involving the camera and its 75 ft of cable, the control unit and the monitor, is mounted on a trolley so that it is ready for instant use. Photo Shows Mr. M.J. Buickshankk - a development engineer seen with the camera unit stainless steel casing and which in turn is inserted into the white cylinder beside for insertion into the atomic pile.
Photo measures 8 x 10 inches.
Photo is dated 02-02-1956.
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