Fermi 1

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Fermi 1 was an early experimental fast breeder nuclear reactor located at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station in Michigan, notable for a 1966 partial fuel meltdown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental nuclear reactor ⓘ
fast breeder reactor ⓘ
sodium-cooled fast reactor ⓘ
accidentCause blocked coolant flow ⓘ
loose zirconium plate blocking sodium coolant ⓘ
accidentDate 1966-10-05 ⓘ
accidentType partial core meltdown ⓘ
commissioned 1963 ⓘ
connectedTo Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 ⓘ
constructionStart 1956 ⓘ
coolant liquid sodium ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decommissioningStart 1970s ⓘ
decommissioningStatus decommissioned ⓘ
designFeature fast neutron spectrum core ⓘ
pool-type sodium coolant system ⓘ
documentedIn book We Almost Lost Detroit ⓘ
electricalCapacity_MWe about 60 ⓘ
firstCriticalityDate 1963 ⓘ
fuelType enriched uranium ⓘ
uranium alloy fuel ⓘ
gridConnectionCountry United States electric grid ⓘ
gridConnectionDate 1963 ⓘ
historicalSignificance influenced U.S. fast reactor safety analysis ⓘ
one of the first U.S. fast breeder reactors ⓘ
locatedIn Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
Monroe County, Michigan ⓘ
Newport, Michigan ⓘ
mentionedIn We Almost Lost Detroit ⓘ
namedAfter Enrico Fermi ⓘ
near Lake Erie ⓘ
Monroe, Michigan ⓘ
notableFor 1966 partial fuel meltdown ⓘ
sodium coolant blockage accident ⓘ
operator Power Reactor Development Company ⓘ
permanentShutdown 1972 ⓘ
primaryPurpose demonstrate fast breeder technology ⓘ
experimental power generation ⓘ
reactorType fast breeder reactor ⓘ
sodium-cooled fast reactor ⓘ
regulatoryBody U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
safetyImpact no significant offsite radiation release in 1966 accident ⓘ
status permanently shut down ⓘ
statusAfterAccident repaired and restarted ⓘ
thermalCapacity_MWt 200 ⓘ

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