Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral Changed the Course of Nuclear History

by ToddTucker (Author)

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  Paperback
  2010

  $31.14

  On January 3, 1961, nuclear reactor SL-1 exploded in rural Idaho, spreading radioactive contamination and killing three men. The army blamed human error and a sordid love triangle. SL-1 remains the only fatal nuclear reactor incident in American history. Atomic America provides a fast-paced narrative of the incident, and advocates caution and accountability in harnessing nuclear energy.