First nuclear power plant, Arco, Idaho, 2010 by Phil Douglis

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28-MAY-2010

First nuclear power plant, Arco, Idaho, 2010

Arco was the first place in the US to have its electrical power generated by a nuclear power plant. A neon sign marking the historic fact still glows on the walls of the plant, but only half of the sign is illuminated.

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Phil Douglis		26-Jun-2010 19:54
Thanks for filling us in with added context here, Tim. You give those ironies added meaning with it.

Tim May		26-Jun-2010 16:49
There are many ironies here - the first that only half the sign is lit - (don't put your faith in nuclear) and the second is that when I checked with a staff member he told me that the image sign was no longer powered by atomic power that the congress closed down the plant that was supplying the power.

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