Gomphos t1_jdvvgxh wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM Reply to TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling. by rigorousthinker At least one of the victims is buried at Arlington and his grave is so radioactive that it can't be disturbed without clearance from Atomic Energy Commission. Permalink 21
Gomphos t1_jdvvgxh wrote
Reply to TIL the SL-1 was the only reactor accident in U.S. history which resulted in immediate fatalities, killing 3 military operators in 1961, pinning one of them to the ceiling. by rigorousthinker
At least one of the victims is buried at Arlington and his grave is so radioactive that it can't be disturbed without clearance from Atomic Energy Commission.