The little-known true story of a mysterious nuclear reactor disaster—years before Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, or Fukushima. Before the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster, the world’s first nuclear reactor meltdown to claim lives happened on US soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, an experimental military reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three crewmembers on duty. Through exclusive interviews with the victims’ families and friends, firsthand accounts from rescue workers and nuclear industry insiders, and extensive research into official documents, journalist William McKeown probes the many questions surrounding this devastating blast that have gone unanswered for decades. From reports of faulty design and mismanagement to incompetent personnel and even rumors of sabotage after a failed love affair, these plausible explanations raise startling new questions about whether the truth was deliberately suppressed to protect the nuclear energy industry.

In 1864, a stage line driver named Matt Taylor and two associates decided Black Rock Canyon was the place for a toll bridge to handle traffic to and from Montana. The following year, their bridge opened and a town called Eagle Rock took shape. With the coming of the railroad, trains brought everyone from saloon keeper Dick Chamberlain to temperance crusader Rebecca Mitchell. To project a more genteel air, Eagle Rock became Idaho Falls in 1891. Joseph Clark, the first mayor, and newspaper publisher William Wheeler were just two of the people who helped pave the streets and turn on the lights. After assiduous wooing by boosters such as Bill Holden, D.V. Groberg, and E.F. McDermott, the Atomic Energy Commission in 1949 chose Idaho Falls for the headquarters of its National Reactor Testing Station. Today, Idaho Falls is a vital trading and service center with two hospitals, a professional baseball team, symphony orchestra, and world-class museum. It is also the hometown of some remarkable people who have gone out in the world to make names for themselves.

Do you want to experience peace in your mind, joy in your heart, and happiness in your family and your life? Peace, Joy and Happiness are all possible for you. In fact, they lie within you if you have the courage to seek them. By navigating your mind in the direction of what truly matters, and by releasing the fears that hold you back, you can achieve the life you truly want. Navigating your Mind will teach you how to: - Overcome any past, present, or future relationship problems. - Let go of old pain, anger, anxiety, and fear. - Reclaim yourself by rediscovering your interests and passions and moving toward them. - Create meaningful connections with others and yourself. - Experience greater peace of mind, joy in your heart, and happiness in your family and your life. After reading Navigating Your Mind, not only will you ask yourself, "What would I do if all the anger, anxiety, depression, and other unhealthy emotions I feel want away?" but you'll ask the even better question, "What Will I Now Create?"

Mikko Harvey is the author of "Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit" (House of Anansi Press, 2018). He recently received the 2017 RBC/PEN Canada New Voices Award, as well as fellowships from the MacDowell Colony and Yaddo. He currently lives in New York City, where he serves as the Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation Editorial Fellow at Poets & Writers Magazine. Jake Bauer serves as poetry editor for The Journal. His poems have recently appeared in DIAGRAM, Threepenny Review, The Bennington Review, and RHINO, among others. He lives in Philadelphia.