Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Clinch_River_Breeder_Reactor_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear reactor project
gptkbp:announced 1970
gptkbp:cancellationDate gptkb:U.S._Congress
gptkb:politics
1983
cost overruns
proliferation concerns
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:estimatedCostAtCancellation over $8 billion
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._federal_government
private industry partners
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project
gptkbp:intendedUse develop fast breeder reactor technology
demonstrate commercial feasibility of breeder reactors
gptkbp:launched gptkb:U.S._Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:neverBuilt true
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:President_Jimmy_Carter
gptkb:President_Ronald_Reagan
gptkbp:notableSupporter gptkb:President_Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:plannedCoolant liquid sodium
gptkbp:plannedElectricalCapacity 350 MWe
gptkbp:plannedFuelType mixed oxide (MOX) fuel
gptkbp:plannedThermalCapacity 975 MWth
gptkbp:reactorType liquid metal fast breeder reactor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clinch_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5