First nuclear reactor for electricity production opened

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.4: American (US) Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary, 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Sofia Ahlberg (Uppsala University), Patrick Chura (University of Akron), Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Dale Enggass (University of Utah), Christopher Hugh Gair (University of Glasgow), Matthew Hofer (University of New Mexico), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Justin Parks (UiT - The Arctic University of Norway), Nick Selby (University of East Anglia)

Domains

Nuclear power

Dates

Date of occurrence 1957

Places

United States (Location)

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In Pennsylvania the first nuclear reactor for electricity production opens.The Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory is often hailed as the first commercial-scale reactor in the United States. The development of the reactor had its origins in President Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace program, which lay the groundwork for a formal U.S. nuclear power program and expedited international cooperation on nuclear power.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "First nuclear reactor for electricity production opened". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3330, accessed 07 May 2024.]

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