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Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.
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Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.
Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.
Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.
Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.
Almost 70 years ago, a government lab in Idaho achieved a global milestone when it briefly managed to power an entire town with nuclear power. That lab is still in operation, and researchers are hopeful it could soon see another major breakthrough.