Elizabeth shares the riveting story of Americas first nuclear accident. Located near the small town of Idaho Falls, Idaho the National Reactor Testing Station was the newest development in energy at the time. The men working at the various reactors were pioneering the field. Unfortunately, the powerful neutrons within the reactor proved to be more impactful than the men wielding it.

On January 3, 1961 the SL-1 reactor explodes leaving its three crew men dead inside. Rescue workers are posed with the life threatening task to retrieve their bodies. Facing levels of radiation double to triple what their meters were initially reading.

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Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of Americas First Nuclear Accident

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In this weeks episode Elizabeth and Michelle share powerful personal stories of heroes from their own lives. Everyone has a hero of some kind in their lives. We love to hear about those heroes. Email us to share some of your personal stories

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In this weeks episode Michelle shares the rivoting story of Juliane Koepcke and how she and her family were instrumental in protecting a small area in the Amazon Rainforest. Not only did they study and live near the small area within the rainforest but Juliane Koepcke survived in it. LANSA Flight 508 went down in the depths of the jungle and after 10 days Juliane was the only survivor.

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When I fell from the sky - Juliane Koepcke

The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time- Cara TABACHNICK