Kevin RussellFeb 20, 2023

President Carter, now in his last days, home to be with his family as he passes, once personally saved Ottawa from a Nuclear Disaster, at risk, and cost, to his life, suffering from radiation poisoning all his life.

Canada had a Nuclear Accident in the 50s, asked the US for help, Lieutenant Jimmy Carter lead a team out of NY.

The future President Carter, had his team lower him into the reactor.

I had no idea. I have no idea why this isn't widely known

#canpoli
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/chalk-river-nuclear-accident-1.6293574

How a future U.S. president helped avert nuclear disaster near Canada's capital | CBC News

In 1952, an experimental nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, partially melted down, becoming the world's first nuclear reactor incident. Disaster was averted, in part, with help from future U.S. president Jimmy Carter.

CBC
Show threadPeter ButlerFeb 23, 2023
@kevinrns Same reason most Americans think he was a peanut farmer when he was actually a nuclear scientist. (I’ll leave it to you to deduce.)
Show threadKevin Russell

@peterbutler

Jimmy sold his peanut farm as he became President, because even the appearance of favor, or self-service, would impugn the Presidency. An honest man, to whom service was the point.

Feb 23, 2023 at 4:27pmWeb