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IN March 1968, the Soviet G_II submarine K-129 sank with a loss of all hands in 16,000 feet of water in the Pacific. THE US CIA would attempt to raise the submarine in 1974 under Project Azorian using the Hughes Glomar Explorer

December 1969, President Nixon ordered the Main Navy building taken down and the Navy to move the 12,000 personnel

Rickover returned from ORNL to BuShips Washington D.C.,

which at the time was struggling to define its role with respect to the AEC in

developing a nuclear submarine.

Admiral Mills, then Chief of BuShips, appointed Rickover as Special Assistant to the

Chief, with the task of obtaining high-level Navy and…

Work on the Daniels Pile was abandoned.

Atomic Energy Act of 1946 was signed into law, enabling

closer cooperation between the Navy and the new Atomic Energy

Commission (AEC).

Admiral led singing in the atrium of NR

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The Nobska conference in Woods Hole was pivotal in establishing many aspects of US submarine technology including sonar sphere, modern oceanography, SLBM's, all modern submarine torpedos.

see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ualflYOJvgqZGtZQVaAUTnLRrv9vstkwQw5_DxODOhM/edit?usp=sharing

The conference went from June 1956 - September 1956 and final report issued on 12/1/1956.

The Nobska conference in Woods Hole was pivotal in establishing many aspects of US submarine technology including sonar sphere, modern oceanography, SLBM's, all modern submarine torpedos.

see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ualflYOJvgqZGtZQVaAUTnLRrv9vstkwQw5_DxODOhM/edit?usp=sharing

The conference went from June 1956 - September 1956 and final report issued on 12/1/1956.

The laboratory was founded in 1949 on the site of the former Bettis Field, named after Cyrus Bettis. It covers approximately 207 acres (0.84 km2). From the Lab's founding until 1998, it was run by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Westinghouse purchased the land and began operations to support the Naval Nuclea…

On May 15, 1946, KAPL began with a contract between General Electric Company and the United States Government. KAPL's purpose in 1946 was to conduct nuclear research and development, including work on the design of a plant that would use nuclear energy -rather than fossil fuel - for generating electricity.

Lina Bowman (wife of past NR Director Admiral Bowman initialed the keel during keel laying ceremony on 5/22/2004.

Northrop Grumman President Thomas Shievelbein, left, presents a metal plate with the initials of the sponsor for Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) North Carolina (SSN-777), at Newport News, Va. 22 May 2004. Mrs. Linda…