Tiny Atom, Huge Potential, Beyond Expectation: Nuclear and The World

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Nuclear and The World

Did You Know??

Chicago Pile-1

Source from : Earthly Issues

The World‘s First Artificial Nuclear Reactor was Chicago Pile-1 (CP-1) located in Illinois, USA in 1942!!

Experimental Breeder Reactor EBR-I

Source from : European Nuclear Society

The World‘s First Nuclear Electricity Generation was Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-I) located in Arco, Idaho, USA in 1951!!

Source from: Nuclear Training Centre

The World's First successfully started Nuclear Power Plant was (APS-1) in Obininsk, Soviet Union in 1954!!

Source from: Nuclear Training Centre

The World's First operational Commercial Nuclear Power Plant was Shippingport in the USA in 1956!!

Until 15 September 2011, there are 443 Nuclear Power Plants throughout the world!!!

Sources from

1. http://www.euronuclear.org/info/encyclopedia/n/nuclear-power-plant-world-wide.htm

2. http://enformable.com/2011/08/chicago-pile-1-worlds-first-nuclear-reactor/

3. http://www.icjt.org/an/tech/zgod/zgod.htm

4. http://www.earthlyissues.com/nuclear.htm

~edatomic ^^

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