William McKeown
Author
Publisher
Distribution United States, Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
269 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When asked to name the worldś first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American historyś best-kept secrets: the worldś first nuclear reactor accident to claim fatalities happened on United States soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idahoś Lost River Desert that exploded on the night...