We Almost Lost Detroit, a 1975 Reader's Digest book by John G. Fuller,[1] presents a history of Fermi 1, America's first commercial breeder reactor, with emphasis on the 1966 partial nuclear meltdown.

[2] Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists felt it was "a significant book and it is well worth reading."

[4] Kirkus Reviews called it "the heaviest broadside against the Atomic Energy Commission in years".

[5] Spoken word and rap pioneer Gil Scott-Heron has a song titled "We Almost Lost Detroit",[6] dealing with the same issue.

This song was also covered by Ron Holloway on his album, Groove Update, which features Gil Scott-Heron on vocals.