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Title: Idaho Falls
Subtitle: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
Author: William McKeown
Narrator: Bob Dunsworth
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-11-12
Publisher: Audible Studios
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 79 votes
Genres: History, American
Publisher's Summary:
When asked to name the worlds first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American historys best-kept secrets: the worlds first nuclear reactor accident to claim fatalities happened on United States soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idahos Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three-man maintenance crew on duty.
Through details uncovered in official documents, firsthand accounts from rescue workers and nuclear industry insiders, and exclusive interviews with the victims families and friends, this book probes intriguing questions about the devastating blast that have remained unanswered for more than 40 years. From reports of a faulty reactor design and mismanagement of the reactors facilities to rumors of incompetent personnel and a failed love affair that prompted deliberate sabotage of the plant, these plausible explanations for the explosion raise questions about whether the truth was deliberately suppressed to protect the nuclear energy industry.