Idaho National Laboratory Prepares to Operate Its First New Reactors in 50 Years
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, March 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on March 11, 2024:
In 1951, the desert of eastern Idaho hosted Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, the first nuclear reactor to generate a usable amount of electricity. Four years later, researchers followed that success with BORAX-III, the first reactor to power an American city.
The next two decades saw a flurry of research and development at that de . . .
In 1951, the desert of eastern Idaho hosted Experimental Breeder Reactor-I, the first nuclear reactor to generate a usable amount of electricity. Four years later, researchers followed that success with BORAX-III, the first reactor to power an American city.
The next two decades saw a flurry of research and development at that de . . .