On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands of acres and killing three men. The army blamed “human error” and a sordid love triangle. Though overshadowed by Three Mile Island, SL-1 remains the only fatal nuclear reactor incident in American history.
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What happened to the SL-1 nuclear reactor?
On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands of acres and killing three men. The army blamed “human error†and a sordid love triangle. Though overshadowed by Three Mile Island, SL-1 remains the only fatal nuclear reactor incident in American history.
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Fun fast read about the history of atomic energy in the US military, with particular the Idaho Falls SL-1 reactor explosion in 1961 (which I'd never heard of before) and "Father Of The Nuclear Navy" Admiral Hyman Rickover.
How many people died in the first nuclear accident?
Romance, intrigue and science converge in an interesting though blandly told tale of the first fatal nuclear accident in the United States.Three people were killed when a military test reactor ... Read full review
What happened to the SL-1 nuclear reactor?
On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination over thousands of acres and killing three men: John Byrnes, Richard McKinley, and Richard Legg. The Army blamed "human error" and a sordid love triangle. Though it has been overshadowed by the accident at Three Mile Island, SL-1 is the only fatal nuclear reactor incident in American history, and it holds serious lessons for a nation poised to embrace nuclear energy once again.
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