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It says in the article that the first meltdown was in 1961. But if you go to the nuclear power page, it says 1955. I looked around some sites and 1955 seems to be right. Should it be changed, or is there something I'm missing (they did site a book source). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.112.85.227 ( talk) 02:36, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
From the article:
How does this "jive" with the history of Fort Belvoir SM-1 Nuclear Reactor:
http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/pubs/story16.htm
Also see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-1
Jake b 22:25, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
The link to SM-1 says it first went critical in 1957, two years after Arco was powered.
It also refers to "a commercial power grid", which the Arco instance was not. Ando228 ( talk) 15:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Although the questions above were raised a number of years ago, I'll attempt to clarify here: In 1954, Obninsk Nuclear Power Station was the first (anywhere in the world) to contribute electricity (on a small scale) to a power grid, but it was only one of several sources doing so, and it was disconnected from the grid in 1959. The reactor at Fort Belvoir likewise contributed to the power grid starting in 1957, but also was not the sole source of electricity in that area. It was the first in the US to do so, however, and stayed online for a couple of decades. The situation in Arco was different: The town of Arco was exclusively powered by nuclear power, for a one hour test on July 17, 1955, with no concurrent connection to the commercial power grid. I hope this helps anyone reading this to understand the differences between the claims made for each reactor. Etamni | ✉ | ✓ 21:33, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
The Library of Congress is hosting a landscape photograph of Arco from 1909 that can be added to this page when there is space. It seems to be too short an article at the moment. Ando228 ( talk) 15:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
I was under the impression there were residual nuclear radiation due to the meltdown. Why is there no talk here about this? Should not we have children born deformed, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Presidentbalut ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
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I rated this Start-class because it has a history section and a short economy section on top of the norm (being the Geography and Demographics sections), although none of it is cited whatsoever. My suggestions:
I rated this a Low-importance article because of its small population and relative anonymity on an international scale. -- Starstriker7( Say hi or see my works) 18:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC) |
Last edited at 18:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 08:11, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
Butte County was made up from part of Blaine County
/info/en/?search=Butte_County,_Idaho
"The county was established in 1917 from parts of Bingham, Blaine, and Jefferson counties. The county gained territory in the Clyde area from Custer County in 1937 to reach its present boundary.[3]"
that part of Blaine County that became Butte County in 1917 included Arco
the 1900 U.S. Federal Census as seen on ancestry.com for the area of district 0022, Arco, Blaine County, Idaho, United States
/info/en/?search=Butte_County,_Idaho
The name Root Hag is mentioned in the article, but there is no mention of Kennedy Crossing or Lower Crossing
"The first settlement in Butte County occurred about four miles (6 km) south of the present town site of Arco in 1878.[4] The settlement was then known by the names of Kennedy Crossing and Lower Crossing of the Lost River and was located in eastern Alturas County. Once the post office was established in 1879, the settlement became known as Arco.[5]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.2.17.119 ( talk) 21:43, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
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It says in the article that the first meltdown was in 1961. But if you go to the nuclear power page, it says 1955. I looked around some sites and 1955 seems to be right. Should it be changed, or is there something I'm missing (they did site a book source). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.112.85.227 ( talk) 02:36, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
From the article:
How does this "jive" with the history of Fort Belvoir SM-1 Nuclear Reactor:
http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/cepa/pubs/story16.htm
Also see this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SM-1
Jake b 22:25, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
The link to SM-1 says it first went critical in 1957, two years after Arco was powered.
It also refers to "a commercial power grid", which the Arco instance was not. Ando228 ( talk) 15:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
Although the questions above were raised a number of years ago, I'll attempt to clarify here: In 1954, Obninsk Nuclear Power Station was the first (anywhere in the world) to contribute electricity (on a small scale) to a power grid, but it was only one of several sources doing so, and it was disconnected from the grid in 1959. The reactor at Fort Belvoir likewise contributed to the power grid starting in 1957, but also was not the sole source of electricity in that area. It was the first in the US to do so, however, and stayed online for a couple of decades. The situation in Arco was different: The town of Arco was exclusively powered by nuclear power, for a one hour test on July 17, 1955, with no concurrent connection to the commercial power grid. I hope this helps anyone reading this to understand the differences between the claims made for each reactor. Etamni | ✉ | ✓ 21:33, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
The Library of Congress is hosting a landscape photograph of Arco from 1909 that can be added to this page when there is space. It seems to be too short an article at the moment. Ando228 ( talk) 15:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
I was under the impression there were residual nuclear radiation due to the meltdown. Why is there no talk here about this? Should not we have children born deformed, etc? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Presidentbalut ( talk • contribs) 19:07, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Arco, Idaho/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.
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==As of September 13, 2008==
I rated this Start-class because it has a history section and a short economy section on top of the norm (being the Geography and Demographics sections), although none of it is cited whatsoever. My suggestions:
I rated this a Low-importance article because of its small population and relative anonymity on an international scale. -- Starstriker7( Say hi or see my works) 18:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC) |
Last edited at 18:26, 13 September 2008 (UTC). Substituted at 08:11, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
Butte County was made up from part of Blaine County
/info/en/?search=Butte_County,_Idaho
"The county was established in 1917 from parts of Bingham, Blaine, and Jefferson counties. The county gained territory in the Clyde area from Custer County in 1937 to reach its present boundary.[3]"
that part of Blaine County that became Butte County in 1917 included Arco
the 1900 U.S. Federal Census as seen on ancestry.com for the area of district 0022, Arco, Blaine County, Idaho, United States
/info/en/?search=Butte_County,_Idaho
The name Root Hag is mentioned in the article, but there is no mention of Kennedy Crossing or Lower Crossing
"The first settlement in Butte County occurred about four miles (6 km) south of the present town site of Arco in 1878.[4] The settlement was then known by the names of Kennedy Crossing and Lower Crossing of the Lost River and was located in eastern Alturas County. Once the post office was established in 1879, the settlement became known as Arco.[5]" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.2.17.119 ( talk) 21:43, 12 February 2022 (UTC)