SL-1 Nuclear Reactor Explosion
Named in 1 episode title on this site. Kind: nuclear-radiological.
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Place | National Reactor Testing Station, west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S. |
| Kind | nuclear-radiological |
| Toll, as stated | 3 (deaths) -- Wikipedia infobox, Infobox event (fetched 2026-09-20) |
| Wikipedia | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1 |
After the problem: the environment
| Ecological impact | Power excursion destroyed the SL-1 reactor, National Reactor Testing Station, ID, 3 Jan 1961, killed 3 operators; debris buried on-site |
|---|---|
| Mechanism / vector | contamination — reactor core destruction released radionuclides; contaminated debris buried, not removed |
| Remediation class | long-lived-radiological |
| Remediation status | DOE/EPA/Idaho DHW Record of Decision (1995): engineered cap, 100-yr land-use restriction, 5-yr reviews |
| Interest (0–5) | 5 |