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    Pioneer in military use of nuclear power provides insight on facility to be decommissioned [Image 4 of 6]

    Pioneer in military use of nuclear power provides insight on facility to be decommissioned

    FORT BELVOIR, VA, UNITED STATES

    09.19.2017

    Photo by Rebecca Nappi 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

    Retired Lt. Gen. Ernest Graves and his wife Nancy Graves discuss his past experiences with the military’s application of nuclear power, including his role in the completion and initial operation of the first-of-its-kind SM-1 nuclear reactor at Fort Belvoir, with personnel from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at the US Army Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency headquarters on Fort Belvoir, Tuesday September 19, 2017. In addition to providing nuclear and countering weapons of mass destruction expertise, USANCA is home to the Army Reactor Office, which issues the permits for the Army’s one operating and three deactivated nuclear reactors.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 09.19.2017
    Date Posted: 09.26.2017 09:38
    Photo ID: 3809823
    VIRIN: 170919-A-HF386-005
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 7 MB
    Location: FORT BELVOIR, VA, US

    Web Views: 22
    Downloads: 3

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