“Liquid Oxygen Receipt Transfer Storage Disposal” is a 1961 US Air Force training film prepared for personnel handling liquid oxygen — a fuel used in liquid-propelled rockets including the Titan I and Titan II ICBMs. The film also discusses the handling of liquid nitrogen. Mark 01:00 takes the viewer to an unidentified USAF base generating plant where the liquid is manufactured into a cryogenic, or low-temperature, material. There are scenes of scientists testing the propellant (mark 01:45) and a propellant disposal area. The film discusses the three major hazards involved in the handling liquid oxygen beginning at mark 02:10, including frostbite, explosive hazards, and the possibility of a pressurized explosion, as well as providing examples as to how to avoid any troubles and protocol should trouble arise. With these basic rules in mind, the film moves on to discuss how the liquid oxygen is received, starting at mark 08:00, whether it be from a generating plant, storage tank, or mobile container. By mark 08:30 the narrator details the necessary steps in the transfer procedure, as each move is re-enacted on the screen. This includes proper grounding of a transporter, verification of a safety check list, proper cleaning of instruments, and purging of the transfer hose. Transfer of liquid oxygen into an operational storage tank at a launch site is shown at mark 11:00 followed by an illustration of a liquid oxygen storage tank, beginning at mark 11:25. Once a transfer is complete (mark 13:40), the film touches on how the propellant is undergoes regular quality control samplings, with the process revealed on the screen. Liquid oxygen that does not meet specification is disposed of in a process shown starting at mark 17:35.

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