First full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1957)

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(Monday, December 2, 1957, 4:30 a.m. EST) — The Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the world’s first full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses, began operations today in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, about 25 miles from Pittsburgh.

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First full-scale atomic electric power plant devoted exclusively to peacetime uses 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 2 1957)

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