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…
Continue ReadingOverland Trains Video by Calum
An acquaintance of mine posted a video on the Overland Trains today. It has been a labour of love for…
Continue ReadingStudying 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…
Continue Reading1968 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…
Continue ReadingEielson 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…
Continue ReadingMobile 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…
Continue ReadingThe 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…
Continue ReadingPower 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…
Continue ReadingTRISO 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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