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Nuclear Energy Timeline

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  • First Nuclear Reactor

    First Nuclear Reactor

    Enrico Fermi achieves first nuclear reaction in a squash court at the University of Chicago
  • First Nuclear Test

    First Nuclear Test

    the world’s first nuclear test, the Trinity shot, is successful!
  • Atomic Bomb dropped

    Atomic Bomb dropped

    Atomic bomb Little boy and Fat Man dropped on Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. About 240,000 people died
  • Japan Surrenders

    Japan Surrenders

    Japan surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII
  • Expiremental Breeder Reactor 1

    Expiremental Breeder Reactor 1

    EBR-1 reactor is the first to generate electricity in Arco, ID
  • Atoms for Peace

    Atoms for Peace

    Eisenhower gives Atoms for Peace speech, launching civilian program
  • Nautilus launches

    Nautilus launches

    USS Nautilus launches, the first nuclear-powered submarine
  • Obninsk Reactor

    Obninsk Reactor

    Obninsk reactor in the Soviet Union becomes the first commercial nuclear power plant
  • Nuclear Renaissance

    Nuclear Renaissance

    After decades of electricity generation with no deaths in the US, a Nuclear Renaissance discussed, with talks of more reactors builds to offset carbon emissions
  • Energy Policy Act

    Energy Policy Act

    President George Bush signed Energy Policy Act, which included measures to encourage the nuclear industry to build nuclear power plants.
  • The Survey

    The Survey

    A survey in the United States showed high level of support for nuclear energy
  • Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1

    Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1

    Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1 was the first US nuclear reactor to come online in the 21st century