We Almost Lost Detroit
 First edition | |
| Author | John G. Fuller |
|---|---|
| Subject | Nuclear power plants |
| Publisher | Reader's Digest Press |
Publication date | 1975 |
| ISBN | 0883490706 |
| 621.483 | |
| LC Class | TK1344.M5 |
We Almost Lost Detroit,a 1975Reader's Digestbook byJohn G. Fuller,[1]presents a history ofFermi 1,America's first commercialbreeder reactor,with emphasis on the 1966 partialnuclear meltdown.[2][3]
It took four years for the reactor to be repaired, and then performance was poor. In 1972, the reactor core was dismantled and the reactor was decommissioned. America's first effort at operating a full-scale breeder had failed.[2]
Reception[edit]
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientistsfelt it was "a significant book and it is well worth reading." They felt it explained how the accident happened but not why.[4]Kirkus Reviewscalled it "the heaviest broadside against the Atomic Energy Commission in years".[5]
Cultural impact[edit]
Spoken wordandrappioneerGil Scott-Heronhas a song titled "We Almost Lost Detroit",[6]dealing with the same issue. The song appeared on his 1977 album,Bridges.The song is covered byDale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.on their albumIt's a Corporate World.
This song was also covered byRon Hollowayon his album,Groove Update,which featuresGil Scott-Heronon vocals.[7]
Scott-Heron’s song, in turn, provides the reference to the 2020 documentaryWe Almost Lost Bochumabout thehip hopgroupRAGfromBochumin westernGermany.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Fuller, John Grant (1975).We almost lost Detroit.Reader's Digest Press.pp.248-261.ISBN0883490706.LCCN75017870.
- ^abClarfield, Gerard H.; Wiecek, William M. (1984).Nuclear America: Military and Civilian Nuclear Power in the United States, 1940-1980.Harper & Row.p. 469.ISBN9780060153366.
- ^Patterson, Walter C (1976).Nuclear Power(PDF).Penguin Books.pp. 185–186.
- ^"We Almost Lost Detroit (Book Review)".Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists:48. Nov 1975.ISSN0096-3402.
- ^"Kirkus Review: We Almost Lost Detroit".Kirkus Reviews.1975-10-13.Retrieved2017-11-02.
- ^Gil Scott-Heron: We Almost Lost DetroitonYouTube(March 14, 1990 in London, UK)
- ^"The Ron Holloway Band: Music".Retrieved2017-11-02.
- ^"We Almost Lost Bochum - Films - home".german-documentaries.de.Retrieved2020-11-09.
Further reading[edit]
- Hough, Raymond L. (1975-10-01)."We Almost Lost Detroit (Book Review)".Library Journal.Vol. 100, no. 17. p. 1808. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.