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America’s Most Dangerous Grave Resides
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Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 5/25/2026 2:38:51 PM

Spc. Richard Leroy McKinley’s white marble headstone may look like the others in Arlington Cemetery, but his grave serves as a grim reminder of the first fatal nuclear accident in America. McKinley’s grave is the only radioactive grave in the cemetery. He was laid to rest in a double lead-lined casket and lowered into a 10-foot concrete grave encased in a metal vault with an additional foot of concrete poured atop his casket. McKinley’s family had to watch the eight-minute veteran’s funeral from 20 feet away. McKinley was born on December 2, 1933, in Union City, Indiana, but he grew up with his big family in Kenton, Ohio. McKinley enlisted in

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 5/25/2026 3:35:36 PM (No. 2108636)
Reading the comments below the article, one states that he lives or lived in Idaho Falls near where this accident happens and that the news reports indicated that the accident was caused by a "love triangle". Hmmm. No further info there. Wikipedia says that murder-suicide was considered as one possible reason that the control rod was suddenly withdrawn 20 inches instead of the intended and planned 4 inches. Possible rod sticking and then a hard pull and unsticking, then pulling it out too far was considered as likely. The rapid withdrawal of the control rod caused the reactor to go "prompt critical" in 4 milliseconds....an incredibly short time, and far, far faster than any possible human response. For those seeking more info.....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SL-1 Of course, always with the caveat that this is Wikipedia.
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