The Birth of Nuclear-Generated Electricity

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Report , Other literature type 01 Sep 1999 United States Publisher:Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

Authors: Claflin, D. J.;

doi: 10.2172/12143

The Birth of Nuclear-Generated Electricity

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Abstract

The Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I), built in Idaho in 1949, generated the first usable electricity from nuclear power on December 20, 1951. More importantly, the reactor was used to prove that it was possible to create more nuclear fuel in the reactor than it consumed during operation -- fuel breeding. The EBR-I facility is now a National Historic Landmark open to the public.

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United States

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University of North Texas System
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Keywords

Nuclear Power, 21 Nuclear Power Reactors And Associated Plants, 66 Physics, Historical Aspects, 22 Nuclear Reactor Technology, Breeding, Ebr-1 Reactor

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