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FFTF is a sodium-cooled fast neutron reactor owned by the U.S. Department of Energy. It was used for research and testing from 1980 to 1992, and is currently in a state of cold standby.
Learn about the design, fuel cycle, advantages and disadvantages of sodium-cooled fast reactors, a type of nuclear reactor that uses liquid sodium as a coolant and can breed plutonium. Compare pool and loop types, and see examples of operating and planned reactors in different countries.
The Experimental Breeder Reactor II. Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) was a sodium-cooled fast reactor designed, built and operated by Argonne National Laboratory at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. It was shut down in 1994. Custody of the reactor was transferred to Idaho National Laboratory after its founding in 2005.
GOR – gas oil ratio; GOSP – gas/oil separation plant; GPIT – general-purpose inclinometry tool (borehole survey) [16] GPLT – geol plot log [clarification needed] GPTG – gallons per thousand gallons; GPM – gallons per Mcf [clarification needed] GPSL – geo pressure log; GR – ground level; GR – gamma ray; GR – gauge ring ...
It used the sodium-cooled fast reactor cycle, in which liquid sodium metal is used as the primary coolant instead of typical nuclear reactor designs cooled by water. Sodium cooling permits a more compact core, generating surplus neutrons used to produce more fission fuel by converting a surrounding "blanket" of 238 U into 239 Pu which can be ...
Learn about the 20 isotopes of sodium (11 Na), ranging from 17 Na to 39 Na, and their properties, decay modes, and applications. 23 Na is the only stable isotope, while 22 Na and 24 Na are radioactive and used for positron emission tomography and radiation dosage measurement.
The prototype fast breeder reactor has a negative void coefficient, thus ensuring a high level of passive nuclear safety. This means that when the reactor overheats (below the boiling point of sodium) the speed of the fission chain reaction decreases, lowering the power level and the temperature. [23]
SEFOR (Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor) was an experimental fast breeder reactor located in Cove Creek Township, Washington County, near Strickler, in northwest Arkansas (20 miles southwest of Fayetteville, Arkansas). The site consisted of a 20-Megawatt (thermal), Sodium-Cooled Test Reactor, a Shop Building, an Operations Building, a ...