Talk:Fermi 1

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Did you know... that the sodium fast reactor Fermi 1 suffered a nuclear meltdown that led one operator to suggest "we almost lost Detroit"?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 22:12, 10 April 2022 (UTC)Reply

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Fermi 1 reactor

... that the Fermi 1 sodium fast reactor (pictured) suffered a nuclear meltdown that led one author to suggest "We Almost Lost Detroit"? Source: the entire book of that name
- ALT1: ... that the Fermi 1 sodium fast reactor (pictured) was considered a white elephant and the Atomic Energy Commission failed to even mention it later? Source: Fuller, 227
- ALT2: ... that after the Fermi 1 sodium fast reactor (pictured) was decommissioned, its radioactive sodium coolant was left in 55 gallon drums on the shore of Lake Erie for over a decade? Source: Reindl
- Comment: Back after extended leave, hope this works.
- QPQ: Apple Bank Building

Created by Maury Markowitz (talk). Self-nominated at 15:29, 22 March 2022 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Welcome back Hawkeye7 (discuss) 01:06, 29 March 2022 (UTC)Reply

Modified ALT0 to T:DYK/P2 without image

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