EBR-1
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Experimental Breeder Reactor No. 1 (EBR-1), was the first nuclear
reactor to generate usable amounts of electricity. Construction of the reactor began in
1949 at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho (now known as the Idaho National
Engineering and Environment Laboratory. The first successful operation of the reactor took
place on December 21, 1951. The main purpose of the laboratory, however, was not to
generate electricity, but to prove the possibility of "fuel breeding," a process
that actually creates more new nuclear fuel than it burns. Today, EBR-1 is a National Historic Landmark that is open free to
the public from memorial day through Labor Day Weekend. Everyone is invited to take a tour
of the plant and learn about the events that took place here. You can even stand on top of
the reactor!
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