EBR-1

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Experimental Breeder Reactor 1, EBR-1, was the worlds first nuclear power plant. On Dec. 20, 1951, it produced usable amounts of electricity from nuclear power for the first time. In 1953, it was the first reactor to demonstrate the breeder principle generating more new nuclear fuel than it consumed. It was the first, in November 1962, to achieve a chain reaction with plutonium and the first to demonstrate the feasibility of using liquid metals at high temperatures as a reactor coolant. EBR-I was used for research purposes until 1964, when the reactor was decommissioned. The facility remains open for tours. #Arco #Idaha #Nuclear #Power_plant