SL-1 - Wikipedia
WEBStationary Low-Power Reactor Number One, also known as SL-1, initially the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR), was a United States Army experimental nuclear reactor in the western United States at the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS) in Idaho about forty miles (65 km) west of Idaho Falls, now the Idaho National Laboratory.
Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America’s First Nuclear Accident
WEBMay 13, 2003 · Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the world’s first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on U.S. soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the ...
WEBOn the night of January 3, 1961, the SL-1 nuclear reactor, a prototype for a military installation to be used in remote Arctic locations, exploded, killing the three member military crew. The crew had been performing the routine process of re-assembling the reactor control rod drive mechanisms during a reactor outage.
Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared
WEBNov 1, 2010 · 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.
SL-1: America's First Nuclear Disaster (Bite-Sized Nuclear History)
WEBMay 13, 2021 · January 3rd, 1961. Three young men perform maintenance on a nuclear reactor called SL-1. Four seconds later, the reactor explodes. It's America’s first fatal nuclear disaster.
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The SL-1 Nuclear Incident - Стэнфордский университет
WEBIn the heart of winter 1961, in a remote area of the desert forty miles west of Idaho Falls, an Army- commissioned nuclear project went horribly wrong when the three on-duty operators were killed by a sudden steam explosion and subsequent reactor meltdown.
WEBa 3-megawatt experimental reactor designed for the U.S. Army to use in remote locations. The prototype was located at the National Reactor Testing Station, now known as Idaho National Laboratory, in the desert some 40 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho. the reactor for restart. All three men died, two instantly and one two hours after the
Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
WEBApr 1, 2003 · This book tells the story of America's first, and only, fatal nuclear reactor accident. The three men who died quickly, Jack Byrnes, Dick Legg, and Richard McKinley, are described in detail. The people who died years later from cancer are also covered.
Atomic America : How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared ... - Google Books
WEBMar 3, 2009 · Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History. On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading...
SL-1 Accident - Google Books
WEBAn explosion occurred in the SL-1 reactor at approximately 9:00 PM, on January 3, 1961, resulting in the death of three persons, in damage to the reactor and to the reactor room, and in high...