Further Reading

  • “Experimental Breeder Reactor #1 National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form.” United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Form dated 12 June 1976.
  • Holl, Jack M. “The National Reactor Testing Station: The Atomic Energy Commission in Idaho, 1949-1962.” Pacific Northwest Quarterly 85.1 (1994): 15-24.
  • Kelly, Cindy, producer. “Nuclear Pioneers: Creation of the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I.” 27 minute video, Atomic Heritage Foundation, Argonne Information and Publishing Division, 2003. < https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=4403&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=3&mode=2&in_hi_userid=200&cached=true >.
  • Kittel, J. H., and M. Novick, and R. F. Buchanan. “The EBR-I Meltdown—Physical and Metallurgical Changes in the Core.” Report #ANL-5731. Argonne National Laboratory, November 1957.
  • Lichtenberger, H. V. et al. “Experimental Breeder Reactor Project: Report for the Period February 1, 1950, through March 31, 1951.” Report #ANL-4554. Argonne National Laboratory, 1 April 1951.
  • Lichtenberger, H. V. et al. “Progress Report on the Experimental Breeder Reactor April 1, 1951 through January 31, 1953.” Report #ANL-5023. Argonne National Laboratory, 20 February 1953.
  • Michal, Rick. “Fifty Years Ago in December: Atomic reactor EBR-I produced first electricity.” Nuclear News 44 12 (2001): 28-29.
  • Michal, Rick. Interview of Leonard Koch. “Koch: Remembering the EBR-I.” Nuclear News 44.12 (2001): 30-35.
  • Stacy, Susan. Proving the Principle, A History of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory 1949-1999. Idaho Operations Office of the Department of Energy, 2000.
  • Zinn, W. H. “A Letter on EBR-I Fuel Meltdown.” Nucleonics 14.6 (1956): 35, 103-104, 119.
  • Zinn, W. H. and H. V. Lichtenberger and M. Novick. “Feasibility Report: Fast Neutron Pile for a Test of Conversion.” Report #ANL-4356. Argonne National Laboratory, 14 October 1949.