Looking Back

Fifty years ago today, March 22, 1966

Reactor Bid

The National Academy of Sciences today recommended six possible sites for a $375 million atom smasher which the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) hopes to build in the next six to eight years. Several Valley sites had been in the original competition for location of the atom smasher. Eufaula was one of the prime contenders some months ago.

This story was originally published March 21, 2016 at 5:32 PM with the headline "Looking Back."