Burlington Engineering Laboratories (Raleigh, North Carolina)
USA /
North Carolina /
Raleigh /
Raleigh, North Carolina /
Stinson Drive, 2500
World
/ USA
/ North Carolina
/ Raleigh
World / United States / North Carolina
science, nuclear reactor, nuclear research centre
The building was enlarged in 1973 with state funding, and the name was changed to Burlington Engineering Laboratories. Nuclear studies include research and training of nuclear reactor operators, methods of power generation using nuclear science, and the medical and industrial uses of radiation.
In 1955, the first nuclear reactor in the world devoted soley to the peacetime application of nuclear fission in an educational program was installed here.
In 1955, the first nuclear reactor in the world devoted soley to the peacetime application of nuclear fission in an educational program was installed here.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University_reactor_program
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Coordinates: 35°47'9"N 78°40'7"W
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