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by William McKeown

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The little-known true story of a mysterious nuclear reactor disaster -- years before Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, or Fukushima

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 three crewmembers on duty.

Through exclusive interviews with the victims' families and friends, firsthand accounts from rescue workers and nuclear industry insiders, and extensive research into official documents, journalist William McKeown probes the many questions surrounding this devastating blast that have gone unanswered for decades.

From reports of faulty design and mismanagement to incompetent personnel and even rumors of sabotage after a failed love affair, these plausible explanations raise startling new questions about whether the truth was deliberately suppressed to protect the nuclear energy industry.

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  • Title Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
  • Author William McKeown
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Teacher
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher ECW Press, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Publication date 2003-05-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated
  • ISBN 9781550225624 / 1550225626
  • Weight 0.82 lbs (0.37 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.36 x 5.62 x 0.73 in (21.23 x 14.27 x 1.85 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1960's
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Cultural Region: Western U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Idaho
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Idaho Falls (Idaho) - History, Nuclear accidents - Idaho - Idaho Falls -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003467097
  • Dewey Decimal Code 363.179

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  • Choice, 02/01/2004, Page 1101

About the author

William McKeown is a newspaper reporter and editor living in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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