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December 8, 1953 – President Eisenhower Gives His “Atoms For Peace” Speech, Promoting Atomic Power for Peaceful Purposes

December 8, 1953 – President Eisenhower Gives His “Atoms For Peace” Speech, Promoting Atomic Power for Peaceful Purposes

by VNEC Staff | Dec 8, 1953 | Timeline

March 30, 1953 – The Mark 1 Prototype Naval Reactor Starts Up

March 30, 1953 – The Mark 1 Prototype Naval Reactor Starts Up

by VNEC Staff | Mar 30, 1953 | Timeline

December 1951 – Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-1) at Argonne National Laboratory in Idaho Produces Electricity

December 1951 – Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR-1) at Argonne National Laboratory in Idaho Produces Electricity

by VNEC Staff | Dec 1, 1951 | Timeline

August 1, 1946 – President Trumen Signs the Atomic Energy Act, Creating the Atomic Energy Commission to Oversee Peacetime Development of Atomic Science and Technology

August 1, 1946 – President Trumen Signs the Atomic Energy Act, Creating the Atomic Energy Commission to Oversee Peacetime Development of Atomic Science and Technology

by VNEC Staff | Aug 1, 1946 | Timeline

December 2, 1942 – The First Controlled, Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Conducted. The First Nuclear Reactor, Chicago Pile-1, is built on a Squash Court at the University of Chicago

December 2, 1942 – The First Controlled, Self-Sustaining Nuclear Chain Reaction is Conducted. The First Nuclear Reactor, Chicago Pile-1, is built on a Squash Court at the University of Chicago

by VNEC Staff | Dec 2, 1942 | Timeline

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