The world's first non-weapons nuclear reactor was known as the Experimental Breeder Reactor (EBR), and is located in the Idaho desert, not far from Idaho Falls. It is now a museum, showcasing the emergence of nuclear power as an energy source.
INL also ran the EBR II, which allowed the government to run many different kinds of experiments until Congress mandated that it be shut down in 1994.
Today, the EBR II building still stands, and betrays no outward signs that it has been decommissioned.
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