We Almost Lost Detroit
Encyclopedia
We Almost Lost Detroit, a 1975 Reader's Digest
book by John G. Fuller
, presents a history of Fermi 1, America's first commercial breeder reactor
, with emphasis on the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown
. It was republished in 1984 by Berkley.
It took four years for the reactor to be repaired, and then performance was poor. In 1972, the reactor core was dismantled and the reactor was decommissioned. America's first effort at operating a full-scale breeder had failed.
Spoken word
and rap
pioneer Gil Scott-Heron
has a song titled "We Almost Lost Detroit", dealing with the same issue. It has appeared on his 1977 album, Bridges
.
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
book by John G. Fuller
John G. Fuller
John Grant Fuller, Jr. was a New England-based American author of several non-fiction books and newspaper articles, mainly focusing on the theme of extra-terrestrials and the supernatural. For many years he wrote a regular column for the Saturday Review magazine, called "Trade Winds"...
, presents a history of Fermi 1, America's first commercial breeder reactor
Breeder reactor
A breeder reactor is a nuclear reactor capable of generating more fissile material than it consumes because its neutron economy is high enough to breed fissile from fertile material like uranium-238 or thorium-232. Breeders were at first considered superior because of their superior fuel economy...
, with emphasis on the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown
Nuclear meltdown
Nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
. It was republished in 1984 by Berkley.
It took four years for the reactor to be repaired, and then performance was poor. In 1972, the reactor core was dismantled and the reactor was decommissioned. America's first effort at operating a full-scale breeder had failed.
Spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....
and rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...
pioneer Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author known primarily for his work as a spoken word performer in the 1970s and '80s...
has a song titled "We Almost Lost Detroit", dealing with the same issue. It has appeared on his 1977 album, Bridges
Bridges (Gil Scott-Heron album)
Bridges is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, released in Winter 1977 on Arista Records.-Reception:The song, "We Almost Lost Detroit" which shares its title with the John G. Fuller book published in 1975, recounts the story of the nuclear meltdown at the Fermi Atomic Power Plant near...
.