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

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

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

    FromMy Nuclear Life

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    Length:
    51 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 8, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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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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    Released:
    Jun 8, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (58)

    On July 16, 1945, in a New Mexico desert, the Trinity Test ushered in the Nuclear Age. No other piece of technology has penetrated the American consciousness like the nuclear bomb and found a place in everything from culture to medicine. This podcast explores how nuclear science has impacted and changed our world in both beneficial and destructive ways. We explore the intersection of nuclear science and society using interviews with historians, policymakers, experts in their fields, and first-hand accounts to weave a picture of your nuclear life.