Public Advisory: Potential historic radiation exposure at McMurdo Station [News] 23/01/2018 From 1962 to 1979, the U.S. Navy maintained a small nuclear power plant at the McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The risk of radiation exposure for those working in the vicinity of the power plant as low. Read the reports. http://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/media-and-resources/news/public-advisory-potential-historic-radiation-exposure-at-mcmurdo-station/