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There was a nuclear power plant in South Dakota for a short time about 60 years ago.

  • Writer: Doris Peterson
    Doris Peterson
  • Jul 28, 2025
  • 1 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant in South Dakota, 1960s.
Image from South Dakota State Historical Society, South Dakota Digital Archives [D.O.I. 2010-06-18-007]

The following collections in the Archives and Special Collections have information about the Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant:

Ralph Herseth papers, box 61

Herbert Samuel SchellPapers, box 17

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