Sodium Reactor Experiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sodium_Reactor_Experiment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:city gptkb:Simi_Valley
gptkbp:cleanupStatus decommissioned
site remediation ongoing
gptkbp:closed safety concerns
partial meltdown
gptkbp:coolingSystem liquid sodium
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticalFor 1957
gptkbp:decommissioned 1964
gptkbp:firstBook first U.S. nuclear reactor to supply electricity to a commercial power grid
gptkbp:fuelType highly enriched uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection July 1957
gptkbp:gridConnectionLocation gptkb:Moorpark,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sodium Reactor Experiment
gptkbp:legacy contributed to sodium-cooled reactor research
gptkbp:location gptkb:Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory
gptkbp:notableEvent July 1959
1959 partial meltdown
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Atomics_International
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:North_American_Aviation
gptkbp:powerOutput 6.5 MW
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate sodium-cooled reactor technology
generate electricity for commercial use
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:nuclear_reactor
sodium-cooled reactor
gptkbp:relatedEvent Santa Susana Field Laboratory accidents
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkbp:thermalCapacity 20 MW
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6