Aftermath Sodium Reactor Experiment



august 2004 sampling tritium @ former sodium reactor experiment facility site


as result of incident, changes made sodium reactor experiment. tetralin eliminated, sodium system modified, wash-cell cleaning process used steam instead of water, instrumentation improved , fuel-element geometry modified. in september 1960, following recovery , cleanup operations, sodium reactor experiment began operation new reactor core. @ time of july 1959 incident, sodium reactor experiment had operated 10,344 hours. after repairs made , new core loaded, sodium reactor experiment operated additional 26,716 hours , generated total of 37 gwh of electricity.


in 1966, energy technology engineering center established @ santa susana field laboratory u.s. atomic energy commission development , non-nuclear testing of liquid metal reactor components. testing , development notably improved safety , reliability of sodium pump seals. energy technology engineering center designed, developed , performed full-scale testing wide variety of sodium components (such cold traps, flow meters , valves) 1965 1998.








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