Description: The Kenneth A. Kesselring Site, located in West Milton, Saratoga County, was established in 1957 as one of two Navy training sites for nuclear reactor operators. At its peak, the site had four active nuclear reactors, but two were decommissioned in the 1990s, leaving only two reactors in operation. Today, around 800 sailors are trained at Kesselring annually, a decrease from the 2,000 trained during the 1980s. In addition to the sailors, the site also employs around 500 naval personnel and 400 civilians in training or support roles. The Kesselring site is operated by the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), located in Schenectady, which is solely engaged in research and development for designing and operating naval nuclear propulsion plants. All activities at the Kesselring site relating to naval nuclear propulsion systems are performed in accordance with the requirements and authority of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, a joint program between the Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Navy. The site is also used for full-scale testing of propulsion plant prototype hardware and for training of personnel.

County: Saratoga

City, State: West Milton, New York

Conflict/Time Period: Cold War

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