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Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History
Atomic America How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History
Author: Todd Tucker
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. —  Todd Tucker, who first...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780803234024
ISBN-10: 0803234023
Publication Date: 11/1/2010
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Bison Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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