A history of nuclear power plants, pt 1

After World War II, scientists desired to use nuclear power for "good" rather than for "evil" (or "military purposes" if you prefer).

The United States attempted to keep their knowledge of nuclear power to themselves, but were defeated by a variety of spies for Russia, who were soon able to acquir and send the technology to their masters in that country.

In the United States, reactor research was conducted by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, primarily at:

-- Oak Ridge, Tennessee
-- Hanford Site, Columbia River, Washington State
-- Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois.

We will begin with the US Atomic Energy Commissioni in our next entry in this series, and then follow that with the Argonne National Laboratory.