We Almost Lost Detroit

Author: John G. Fuller (1975)

Recommended by Fairewinds board member Les Kanat, “We Almost Lost Detroit” details the history of Fermi 1, America’s first commercial breeder reactor, with particular emphasis on the partial meltdown that occurred in 1966 and ultimately closed the plant. This partial meltdown could have left the Detroit region virtually uninhabitable. This history book is particularly relevant today, as Detroit Edison attempts to open another reactor on the Fermi site.