Nel 1949, Idaho Falls era una tranquilla cittadina agricola ai margini del nulla, dove veterani di guerra come Barron e Finn cercavano solo pace e raccolti abbondanti. Ma tutto cambia quando il governo degli Stati Uniti decide di piazzarci la prima centrale nucleare sperimentale del mondo, trasformando un pugno di case in quella che sarà poi soprannominata “Atomic City”. Tra giochi politici, cene manipolatorie e favori poco ortodossi, Idaho Falls si aggiudica il quartier generale dell’Atomic Energy Commission. Negli anni successivi, la città esplode (letteralmente e metaforicamente): da una manciata di agricoltori a una fiorente comunità nucleare. Ma il sogno atomico si trasforma in incubo il 3 gennaio 1961, quando un errore umano – forse dettato da un litigio personale – provoca il primo disastro nucleare della storia americana. Tre tecnici muoiono, uno dei quali infilzato da una barra di controllo, e le conseguenze radioattive si fondono al senso di colpa di chi quella rivoluzione l’ha resa possibile. Idaho Falls, da anonimo villaggio rurale, diventa un simbolo del prezzo del progresso.
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