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First Nuclear Reactor
Enrico Fermi achieves first nuclear reaction in a squash court at the University of Chicago -
First Nuclear Test
the world’s first nuclear test, the Trinity shot, is successful! -
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 unconditionally, ending WWII -
Expiremental Breeder Reactor 1
EBR-1 reactor is the first to generate electricity in Arco, ID -
Atoms for Peace
Eisenhower gives Atoms for Peace speech, launching civilian program -
Nautilus launches
USS Nautilus launches, the first nuclear-powered submarine -
Obninsk Reactor
Obninsk reactor in the Soviet Union becomes the first commercial nuclear power plant -
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
President George Bush signed Energy Policy Act, which included measures to encourage the nuclear industry to build nuclear power plants. -
The Survey
A survey in the United States showed high level of support for nuclear energy -
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
