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Nuclear power made into electricity for 1st time...
Nuclear power made into electricity for 1st time...
Item # 723565
December 29, 1951
THE DETROIT NEWS, December 29, 1951
* Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1
* National Reactor Testing Station
* Arco, Butte County, Idaho
* 1st nuclear power into electricity
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Atomic Might Harnessed to Civilian Uses" with lead-in: "Science Peeks Into The Future" (see images)
Complete with 18 pages, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: Near Arco in Butte County, Idaho, the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS)—now part of Idaho National Laboratory—became the birthplace of practical atomic power when the Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) successfully generated electricity on December 20, 1951. In a landmark experiment led by physicist Walter Zinn, the reactor produced enough power to light four incandescent bulbs, marking the first time in history that electricity was generated from nuclear fission. EBR-I was designed to test the breeder reactor concept, demonstrating that nuclear reactors could produce more fuel than they consumed while supplying usable energy. This achievement proved that atomic energy could be harnessed for peaceful, civilian purposes and laid the foundation for the global nuclear power industry; the site is now preserved as a National Historic Landmark.
Category: The 20th Century
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