Back in 1979, I spent a long six months in Idaho at the S1W reactor learning to be a Navy Nuc.

There’s lots I remember about the experience and these pictures and a few of Rickover’s sayings brought back lots of memories.

S1W Outhull.png

S1W from Catwalk.png

S1W diesel.png

S1w Rickover.png

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The pictures came from a history of the Idaho national Laboratory that is available for download at:

http://www.inl.gov/proving-the-principle/