The Birth of Nuclear-Generated Electricity

S&T Accomplishment Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/12143· OSTI ID:12143

D J Claflin, POC

The Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I), built in Idaho in 1949, generated the first usable electricity from nuclear power on December 20, 1951. More importantly, the reactor was used to prove that it was possible to create more nuclear fuel in the reactor than it consumed during operation -- fuel breeding. The EBR-I facility is now a National Historic Landmark open to the public.

• Research Organization: Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC07-94ID13223
• OSTI ID: 12143
• Report Number(s): INEEL/EXT-99-01012; ON: DE00012143
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
66 PHYSICS
EBR-1 Reactor
Breeding
Nuclear Power
Historical Aspects