Named for the first physicist to create a nuclear reactor, the 'Enrico Fermi plant is located between Detroit, Michigan and Toledo, Ohio in northeastern Monroe County, Michigan The NRC, or Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is a United States government agency that was established by the Energy Reorganization Act in 1974, and was first opened January 19, 1975. ... State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) Official languages American English (as oppossed to Englands English) Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... The Braidwood nuclear power plant is located in Will County in northeastern Illinois. ... The Byron nuclear power plant located in Ogle County, Illinois contains two Combustion Engineering pressurized water reactors, unit 1 and unit 2, which respectively first began operation in September 1985 and August 1987. ... The Clinton Power Station and is 5,000-acre cooling reservoir are located on a 14000-acre site near Clinton, Illinois, USA. Clintons final construction cost exceeded $4 billion, leading the plant to produce some of the most expensive power in the Midwest. ... Dresden, Illinois is the USA’s first full-scale, privately financed nuclear power plant. ... The LaSalle County nuclear power station, located 11 miles SE of Ottawa, Illinois serves Chicago and northern Illinois. ... The Quad Cities nuclear power plant has two General Electric boiling water reactors. ... State nickname: The Hawkeye State Other U.S. States Capital Des Moines Largest city Des Moines Governor Thomas Vilsack (D) Official languages English Area 145,743 km² (26th)  - Land 144,701 km²  - Water 1,042 km² (0. ... The Duane Arnold Energy Center is located on a 500 acre (2 km²) site two miles north of Palo, Iowa, or eight miles northwest of Cedar Rapids. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ... Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station is a nuclear power plant located in Berrien County, Michigan, on a 650 acre (2. ... The Palisades nuclear power plant is located on a site of about 490 acres near South Haven, Michigan. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ... The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, (a nuclear power plant), is an electricity-generating facility located in Monticello, Minnesota along the Mississippi River. ... The Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant is an electricity-generating facilitiy located in Welch, Minnesota along the Mississippi River. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Other U.S. States Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus Governor Bob Taft (R) Official languages None Area 116,096 km² (34th)  - Land 106,154 km²  - Water 10,044 km² (8. ... Davis-Besse nuclear power plant is a single unit nuclear reactor located in Oak Harbor, Ohio. ... The Perry nuclear power plant is a General Electric boiling water reactor located on 1,100 acres (4. ... State nickname: Badger State State motto: Forward Other U.S. States Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Governor Jim Doyle (D) Official languages None Area 169,790 km² (23rd)  - Land 140,787 km²  - Water 28,006 km² (17%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,453,896 (18th)  - Density 38. ... The Kewaunee nuclear power plant occupies a 900-acre site in Carlton, Wisconsin, 27 miles Southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin. ... Wisconsin Electric Powers nuclear power plant is located near Two Rivers, Wisconsin and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA. Management of the site was consolidated with the Kewaunee plant. ... Enrico Fermi in the 1940s. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Michigan Founded  -Incorporated July 24, 1701 1816  County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick... City nickname: The Glass City Location Location in the state of Ohio Government County Lucas Mayor Jack Ford (D) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 217. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ...

The 94MWe prototype fast breeder reactor Fermi 1 unit operated at the site from 1963 to 1972 and is now in the process of decommission. On October 5, 1966 Fermi-1 suffered a partial nuclear meltdown (see the discussion in List of nuclear accidents). No radiation was released off-site, and no one was injured. The fast breeder or fast breeder reactor (FBR) is a type of fast neutron reactor that produces more fissile material than it consumes. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... A nuclear meltdown occurs when the core of a nuclear reactor melts, and is generally considered a serious nuclear accident. ... Pathways from airborne radioactive contamination to man This is a list of notable accidents involving nuclear material. ...

Fermi 2 is a General Electric boiling water reactor operated by the Detroit Edison Company and owned (100 percent) by DTE Energy. The General Electric Company, or GE, (NYSE: GE) is a multinational technology and services company. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ...

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