EBR1

Type: Location

As of November 2026, EBR1 has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 1 podcast, first heard Jan 2025 on SmarterEveryDay. The podcast "Smarter Every Day" discusses EBR1, highlighting it as the world's first nuclear power plant. In episode 306, the host expresses a goal to explain how EBR1 worked, indicating its significance in the context of nuclear energy history.

Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) is a decommissioned research reactor and U.S. National Historic Landmark located in the desert about 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Arco, Idaho. It was the world's first breeder reactor. At 1:50 p.m. on December 20, 1951, it became one of the world's first electricity-generating nuclear power plants when it produced sufficient electricity to illuminate four 200-watt light bulbs. EBR-I soon generated sufficient electricity to power its building and the town o