Hi Fred is this part of the Fermilab?

@Willem: I think the sign is pretty amazing, myself. The position of the sign on the brick wall is...what it is. The context made clear by the steel girders and such.

This was shot at the world's first nuclear power plant, the Experimental Breeder Reactor Number 1 (EBR-1) in Arco, Idaho.

I'm kind of familiar with Fermi Lab Oppenheimer and Teller, but not with the EBR. Without that backgroud knowledge part of the impact gets lost with me. The brick wall and steel girders reminded me more of indoor sport facilities, not a nuclear lab :-)
Its funny what personal context does when looking at an image.

@Willem: I kinda figure I will get low scores; especially, for impact. I just like that the sign is only half lit up. And what were they thinking that a brick wall would help them, if there were problems with the reactor?

Thick as a brick :-)

The half lit neon letters are great. I think this would work very well as supporting image in a photo essay on the subject. Sort of side remark for 'understanding' people. As a stand alone one it needs quite a bit of pre-knowledge to 'get it'.
Have you considered uploading it in color? It might have pulled more focus on the neon lettering instead of the more ambiguous context?

I'm curious if contributors from north america get the link to the background of this one.

Thank you, Ana, Anna, Kolbein.

@AnnaG: Yep. No beating around the bush with this one.

@Kolbein: I am pretty sure it was just a faulty sign. The caretakers of this facility seemed to very much appreciate the post-WWII/cold war era in which the researchers worked. They kept the vintage furniture the scientists used and even the magazines on the coffee table were from that era. Everything that could be safely displayed was kept authentic and true to the time.

LOL I probably need PLUTO (from the same era) to connect me to this location. If I ever get to Chicago this is on my 'to visit' list...

@Willem: Well if you are ever in Chicago, you will want to take a left and head west for about...1539 miles (2477 km). EBR-1 is just around the corner from there. :o)

@Fred... hitch hiking can be a nice way to explore a country... Where is it? 1500 miles west must be close to the pacific...

I was more or less cruising in this wikipedia info to guess the location http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argonne_National_Laboratory

Nope. Try this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimental_Breeder_Reactor_I

Thanks!
If it's Idaho based does it run on potatoes?

Thank you, Clyde, Maggie, Thelma and Jack.

@Jack: I guess I could have framed it tighter.

Congrats Fred!
This one has been very educational!! ;-)

Congrats.

Congrats Fred. Love this!

Congratulations, Fred!! :)

Congrats Fred:)

I really like the retro sci-fi feel of this.

I also wonder why some of the letters are out. Is "atomic power" not enough to light the whole sign? Hah.

Congratulations, Fred!