The First U.S. Commercial Nuclear Plant Opens
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Economics, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Business, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: December 2, 1957
Article abstract: The United States Atomic Energy Commission and the Duquesne Light Company opened the first large-scale commercial nuclear power plant, the Shippingport Atomic Power Station, giving birth to the nuclear power industry.
Summary of Event
The first full-scale commercial nuclear power plant in the United States was built by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation for the Duquesne Light Company at Shippingport, Pennsylvania, and was started up on December 2, 1957, on the fifteen anniversary of the first controlled nuclear chain reaction....
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