SASKATOON, TORONTO – On January 17, 1955, the USS Nautilus cast off its mooring lines from the pier at Groton, Connecticut. Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson signalled, “Underway on nuclear power.” That was the maiden voyage of the very first nuclear submarine in the world. And in its bowels churned a small nuclear reactor. A … Continue reading Cameco and Brookfield buy Westinghouse, nuclear pioneer and powerhouse