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Robert F. Gilkeson
Robert F. Gilkeson
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In 1951 he was granted a leave of absence to join Westinghouse Electric Corporation, where he participated in the development, construction, and operation of the prototype nuclear propulsion system for the submarine Nautilus, the world's first nuclear naval vessel. Upon returning to PECO in 1953, he was appointed assistant to the superintendent of generating stations, and in 1956 he became superintendent of Eddystone Generating Station, one of the nation's early supercritical steam electric generating stations.
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In 1968 he founded Radiation Management Corporation (RMC) , a medical service organization, which prepared and trained nuclear plant personnel and local hospitals to deal with injuries involving radiation.
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He served as a trustee of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and as a member of the board of managers of the Germantown Savings Bank. Bob was also active in the affairs of his alma mater, Cornell Universit,v, and served as a trustee of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades and the Northern Home for Children.
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