Death by control rod: The story of SL1 with Todd Tucker

My Nuclear Life

English - June 08, 2021 09:07 - 51 minutes - 46.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 40 ratings
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In this episode of My Nuclear Life, Shelly speaks with Todd Tucker, author of several books including Atomic America: How a Deadly Explosion and a Feared Admiral changed the Course of Nuclear History published in 2009. Today, the story of SL-1 holds wide appeal yet remains relatively unknown. If you have heard of the explosion you might know of the person impaled by a control rod, a murder suicide plot due to a love triangle or a prank gone wrong. All of this and more is discussed in this episode about the US's deadliest reactor accident.

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