U.S. Army finished dismantling Cold War nuclear plant

U.S. Army finished dismantling Cold War nuclear plant

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished dismantling the SM-1 nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, the Army’s first nuclear reactor and the first facility in the country to send nuclear-generated electricity into the commercial power grid. The Corps’ Baltimore District completed the last field work this year, closing out a project that […]

Corps takes down old Fort Belvoir reactor in Virginia

(Page 1) The Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently announced it has finished decommissioning and tearing down the 1950s era nuclear power