"Gordon" wrote in message
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General Atomic, Convair, and General Dynamics all worked at a small Navy
schoolhouse in Point Loma, part of San Diego. There, the TRIGA family of
engineered-safe reactors was created by Professor Teller's team, among
many
other accomplishments. The first prototype operated continuously and
without
fault for over 45 years before being retired in fully operational
condition.
There were symposiums on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and all sorts
of
rocketry work as well. The Barnard School in Point Loma and its
connection to
those times are a fascination of mine and if anyone has information about
the
work that General Atomics and the other two countries did there, please
share
it with me. It seemed to have been at 'ground zero' for some of the most
profound research of the late 1950s and I'd like to know what else they
worked
on, and exactly who all was here - I already know about the Mercury
astronauts
in 1959, but I can't find the exact date (Mr. Schirra didn't recall). All
input appreciated.

In the early to mid 50's, my father was in the Navy and stationed in San
Diego. As far as I know, he didn't do anything with nuclear power although
he visited Nagasaki in 54. I recently talked to a sailor who was in
Nagasaki 5 months after the blast. I have a couple of 1954 pictures of
Nagasaki that I could scan and post.