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Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the world’s first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on U.S. soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three crewmembers on duty.

Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of Americas First Nuclear Accident

Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the worlds first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on U.S. soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idahos Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three crewmembers on duty.