Experimental Breeder Reactor

  • Entrance sign for EBR-1. The Worlds First Nuclear Reactor.

  • The Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) is a decommissioned research reactor and U.S. National Historic Landmark located in the desert about 18 miles southeast of Arco, Idaho.

    It was the world's first breeder reactor. At 1:50 p.m. on December 20, 1951, it became one of the world's first electricity-generating nuclear power plants when it produced sufficient electricity to illuminate four 200-watt light bulbs.

    EBR-I subsequently generated sufficient electricity to power its building, and continued to be used for experimental purposes until it was decommissioned in 1964. The museum is open for visitors from late May until early September.

    - Wikipedia

  • A neon sign that reads: All of the electricity now used in this facility of Argonne National Laboratory is atomic power.
  • A hand turning up a knob that reads - Trip Level.
  • A radiation terminal with lots of buttons, meters, and clocks.
  • A woman limbos through a pathway underneath a sign that reads - Warning: Low Overhead.
  • An area for depressed people. :(
  • A man sliding down a handrail in a dimly lit stairwell. His shirt is white with a red conductor symbol and it matches the EXIT sign seen hanging on the wall.
  • Multiple exit signs plastered on a brick wall.
  • An Audi S6 Avant towing a mini-camper trailer is parked in front of some heavy machinery.
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