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Army Nuclear Power Program Fort Belvoir SM-1 Reactor Pamphlet

Army Nuclear Power Program Fort Belvoir SM-1 Reactor Pamphlet

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The Army Nuclear Power Program and Camp Thule’s PM-2A Reactor

The Army Nuclear Power Program and Camp Thule’s PM-2A Reactor

On June 25, 1960, the United States Navy Ship (USNS) Marine Fiddler departed from Buffalo, NY. It was the first…

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Overland Trains Video by Calum

Overland Trains Video by Calum

An acquaintance of mine posted a video on the Overland Trains today. It has been a labour of love for…

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Alaska Freight Lines, general-history, LCC-1-Sno-Train, Nuclear, R.G. LeTourneau, Side Dump Train, TC-264 LeTourneau Sno-Buggy, TC-266 Marsh Buggy, TC-497 Overland Train, Tournatrain, VC-12 Tournatrain, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
Studying Camp Century’s Toxic Leftovers

Studying Camp Century’s Toxic Leftovers

Camp Century was a United States military installation buried under the northwestern tip of the Greenland ice sheet. It was…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear
1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash Depicted on “Crocodile”

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash Depicted on “Crocodile”

The Russian humor/satirical magazine “Crocodile” began publishing in 1922. During the United States Greenland build-up, the Soviets were watching us…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear
Eielson Air Force Base to Receive Micro-Reactor in 2027

Eielson Air Force Base to Receive Micro-Reactor in 2027

The United States Department of the Air Force announced that Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) will start producing 1-5 mW…

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Mobile Micro Reactors Resurrected from the Army’s Nuclear Power Program

Mobile Micro Reactors Resurrected from the Army’s Nuclear Power Program

In 1960, the Army’s Nuclear Power Program had completed several nuclear reactors for research and testing purposes. Their micro-reactor (MCR…

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Nuclear, research
The United States Air Force Modern Day Project Iceworm

The United States Air Force Modern Day Project Iceworm

In the late 1950s, the United States Army (USAR) started carving ice tunnels in the Greenland ice shelf. The tunnels…

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DEW Line, general-history, Greenland, Nuclear, research
Power Barge Sturgis – MH-1A

Power Barge Sturgis – MH-1A

The Army’s Nuclear Power Program (ANPP) had 7 nuclear prototypes. One of those was the Power Barge Sturgis. It was…

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general-history, Nuclear, research
TRISO Fueled Nuclear Micro-Reactors

TRISO Fueled Nuclear Micro-Reactors

TRISO, or Tri-Structural Iso-Tropic particle fuel, contain uranium, carbon and oxygen fuel kernel. The kernel has three layers of carbon-…

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