Comments on: The City Under Ice

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:46:51 +0000

My dad was there around 1955 or 1956. He passed away this past weekend. I remember years ago him saying that he served in Greenland and he was a company recorder and saying there was a nuclear power plant there. I had to look it up the day after his passing. As an adult I never asked him about it and wished that I had.

By: Manfred

Manfred — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 22:34:32 +0000

I was there 60-61 as a peter plow operator. I am now 77

Manfred

By: DadzGurl

DadzGurl — Thu, 03 May 2018 22:10:20 +0000

My Dad was stationed at Camp Century. He did 6 hardship tours and was there when they shut down the reactor (1964) and when they shoved it all in the ice (1965). I am amazed at all he still remembers about it at the age of 75.

By: Ron Cohen

Ron Cohen — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:11:02 +0000

Alan Bellows said:
Indeed, we have an article about that as well.”

Awesomeness :) I’ll try better next time to dazzle you with something you didn’t know.

By: Alan Bellows

Alan Bellows — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:40:35 +0000

Ron Cohen said: "I do know however that the CIA once build a nuclear powered spy outpost in the Himalayas. It was intended to spy on China but alas, a glacier erased the outpost and several pounds of plutonium while it was temporarily unmanned."

Indeed, we have an article about that as well.

By: Ron Cohen

Ron Cohen — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 11:13:05 +0000

So… Mukluk was a wolfdog aka part wolf? Strange to have them on a base. They can be unpredictable and aggressive, I wouldn’t have thought them to be mascot material.

Anyway, thanks Alan for the interesting story. I had never heard of it before. I do know however that the CIA once build a nuclear powered spy outpost in the Himalayas. It was intended to spy on China but alas, a glacier erased the outpost and several pounds of plutonium while it was temporarily unmanned. The plutonium was never retrieved but traces of plutonium show up in the area. If the casing has broken than one day some poor hiker is going to stumble upon a melting glacier and take a snapshot of the last strange gizmo he/she is likely to ever come across.

As much as a I resent internet conspiracy theories and the poor excuse for logic they contain.. I can almost forgive people for believing in them after reading some of the actual historical events.

By: Alan Bellows

Alan Bellows — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 21:43:29 +0000

smg robert t shakour US Army Rtd said: “Just two of the misrepresentations in the article.”

The US War Office film is the source of the “misrepresentations” that you point out.

By: SGM Bob Shakour Rtd

SGM Bob Shakour Rtd — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 20:47:13 +0000

I served two winter tours (60-61&61-62) as a PM-2A crew member. I was there during the final construction, core loading and initial operation and
testing(first tour) and operation and maintenance(second tour). Mukluk
was more a “nice wolf” rather than a “nice dog”. His tour ended when the
camp commander (Capt Broumas) found him chewing on a side of beef
in the food storage trench. He left on the next swing back to Camp Tuto.
The tours were an interesting experience but not one I would want
to repeat.

By: smg robert t shakour US Army Rtd

smg robert t shakour US Army Rtd — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 21:37:26 +0000

I served two winter tours at Century as part of the PM-2A Crew.
“The Nuclear Reactor” is actually the front part of the vapor container.
There were two skids installed in it, the reactor skid and the steam
generator skid. The view shows the pipe and cable penetrations and the access hatch closed with 96 bolts. Also, Mukluk was not a “nice puppy’,
he was more like a “nice wolf”. Just two of the misrepresentations in the
article.

By: Barry

Barry — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:36:41 +0000

I agree with Ard Ri. I enjoy reading the article, however, I need an audio at times as well, because there are moments I find my mind wandering when I need to listen. I believe many people claim it’s selective hearing.

When I thought I missed something in the audio I re-listened to parts I thought I might have missed. So the good part is practicing to listen carefully.

I am often educated by the Damn Interesting articles. It is my favorite site to visit. I am very grateful to the creator of the site to say the least. I am also grateful to the contributors of such interesting articles.