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Atomic powered light house energizes Baltimore beacon
The Baltimore Light in Baltimore Maryland now uses a reactor built for the Atomic Energy Commission by the Martin Company Nuclear Division. The SNAP nuclear power unit supplies lighting for the lighthouse and aims to operate ten years without attention in remote locations such as space transmitter sites and distant lighthouses.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Chesapeake Bay
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