BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10169 - U.S.N Lieutenant Jimmy Carter, 1948-51 Figure

Name: BRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10169 - U.S.N Lieutenant Jimmy Carter, 1948-51 Figure
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A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION!!!\n\nFOR COLLECTORS OF 14 YEARS +, THIS IS A DETAILED SCALE MODEL PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BRITAINS (FAMOUS FOR YEARS OF PRODUCING METAL \""TOY\"" SOLDIERS).\n\nBRAND NEW IN BOXBRITAINS SOLDIERS MUSEUM 10169 - U.S.N Lieutenant Jimmy Carter, 1948-51 Figure\nJames Earl Carter graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 with distinction. When the nuclear-powered submarines came on-line, Carter was anxious to join the program and served duty with the Naval Reactors Branch. On 12 Dec. 1952, an accident with the NRX reactor at Canada\u2019s Chalk River Laboratories caused a partial meltdown, ruining the reactor\u2019s core. Carter was ordered to lead a U.S. maintenance crew to assist in the reactor\u2019s shutdown. To limit exposure to radioactivity each team member donned protective gear and was lowered individually into the reactor for 90 seconds at a time until shutdown was complete. The Seawolf-class submarine Jimmy C;