FINAL–REPORT NO. 2: INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATORY SURVEY SUMMARY AND RESULTS FOR THE ENRICO FERMI ATOMIC POWER PLANT, UNIT 1, NEWPORT, MICHIGAN (DOCKET NO. 50 16; RFTA 10-004)

Bailey, Erika

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

关键词: Criticality;    Sodium;    Power Reactors;    Atmospheric Pressure;    Nuclear Energy;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1034265
RP-ID  :  12-IEAV-0083
RP-ID  :  DE-AC05-06OR23100
RP-ID  :  1034265

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 1 (Fermi 1) was a fast breeder reactor design that was cooled by sodium and operated at essentially atmospheric pressure. On May 10, 1963, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) granted an operating license, DPR-9, to the Power Reactor Development Company (PRDC), a consortium specifically formed to own and operate a nuclear reactor at the Fermi 1 site. The reactor was designed for a maximum capability of 430 megawatts (MW); however, the maximum reactor power with the first core loading (Core A) was 200 MW. The primary system was filled with sodium in December 1960 and criticality was achieved in August 1963.