Idaho, Butte County, near Arco
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Since 1949, more nuclear reactors – over 50 of them – have been built on this plain than anywhere else in the world.
This 900-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory is the birthplace of the Nuclear Navy. Commercial power reactor prototypes, including reactors that breed more fuel than they consume were developed here. Also, internationally renown for its materials testing reactors and reactor programs, this laboratory has become a major research center for developing peaceful uses of atomic energy.
(Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, Cold) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.
Since 1949, more nuclear reactors – over 50 of them – have been built on this plain than anywhere else in the world.This 900-square-mile Idaho National Laboratory is the birthplace of the Nuclear Navy. Commercial power reactor prototypes, including reactors that breed more fuel than they consume were developed here. Also, internationally renown for its materials testing reactors and reactor programs, this laboratory has become a major research center for developing peaceful uses of atomic energy.
(Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, Cold) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.