ALCO Nuclear Power, who knew?

CHARGER May 18, 2011

  1. CHARGER

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    You learn something new everyday.

    Was watching a documentary today on the Army's Camp Century, were we built a nuclear powered base in the snow and ice of Greenland. When they were building the the power plant they kept showing crates and equipment that were stenciled:

    ALCO Nuclear Products
    Schenectady, NY

    1957: ALCO built the first production nuclear reactor to operate in the US for the Army at Fort Belvoir.
    1963: With three nuclear power plants operational, ALCO sold its nuclear contracts and terminated its involvement in the nuclear field.


    Camp Century: http://gombessa.tripod.com/scienceleadstheway/id9.html
     

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