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Weekend Quiz. 30-06-2019

In this month, in the past, the first nuclear power station to be connected to an external grid began producing electricity.


Q.1. Where was this power station?


Q.2. In which year did this occur?


Z.




  • That would be Obninsk, in Russia, in 1954.


    Dave
  • Let's not forget that the primary purpose of the reactors was part of the weapons programme.


    Doubtless at some stage, some bright spark thought of the idea of using the surplus heat to generate electricity, which was not only good from the point of view of economy, but also deflected attention from the real purpose.


    Things are different nowadays - Iran is hardly short of fossil fuel.

  • Dreckly:

    That would be Obninsk, in Russia, in 1954.


    Dave




    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnddd we have a winner. Yep that's the place near to Moscow. Started to export on 27th June 1954. Well done Dave.


    A free full English at Big Maggy's Greasy Spoon  (Dundee) is the prize for you. Just send a tenner as a processing fee and your £6.99 breakfast voucher will be winging its way to you under a plain brown cover.


    Bye,


    Z.