Sodium Reactor Experiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sodium_Reactor_Experiment

GPTKB entity

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
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_contamination gptkb:Rocketdyne_Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory gptkb:Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory gptkb:Santa_Susana_Field_Laboratory_nuclear_accident
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sodium Reactor Experiment