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by William McKeown; William McKewon


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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; William McKewon
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Teacher
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher ECW Press, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Date 2003-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • 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
  • Library of Congress subjects Idaho Falls (Idaho) - History, Nuclear accidents - Idaho - Idaho Falls -
  • Library of Congress Catalog 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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Trade paperback edition, published by ECW Press. The true story of what happened at a military nuclear test reactor in the Idaho desert in 1961. The explosion on January 3 of that year killed three people instantly and the fall-out killed many more over time. This was the first nuclear reactor accident that caused fatalities. Using facts uncovered from military documents, first hand accounts from rescue workers, nuclear industry insiders, and interviews with victim's families, McKeown here presents an intriguing story of what happened. 270 pages with Epilogue and Appendix. Some light wear to the cover, with slight bump marks to the corners of the back cover. No former ownership marks. Spine panel has some spots where the cover varnish has slightly lifted . No writing on the text pages. This is not a remainder, not a library copy. The text is clean, the binding is tight and square. There are some age foxing spots to the edges of the text block. This copy is not a remainder, not a library copy. The… Read More
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