SPERT-I

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SPERT-I was the first reactor in the Special Power Excursion Reactor Test series, designed to study reactor safety and behavior under rapid power excursion conditions.

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instanceOf nuclear research reactor ⓘ
test reactor ⓘ
commissioned late 1950s ⓘ
contributedTo development of reactor safety standards ⓘ
understanding of reactivity insertion accidents ⓘ
validation of reactor kinetics models ⓘ
coolant light water ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedFor power excursion tests ⓘ
prompt critical excursions ⓘ
fuelMaterial highly enriched uranium ⓘ
fuelType plate-type fuel ⓘ
location Idaho ⓘ
Idaho National Laboratory site ⓘ
National Reactor Testing Station ⓘ
moderator light water ⓘ
neutronSpectrum thermal ⓘ
notableFor being the first reactor in the SPERT series ⓘ
systematic study of power excursion behavior ⓘ
operator Phillips Petroleum Company ⓘ
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
partOf Special Power Excursion Reactor Test series ⓘ
powerLevel low-power research reactor ⓘ
purpose evaluate reactor protection methods ⓘ
investigate reactor kinetics ⓘ
investigate reactor stability ⓘ
study behavior under rapid power excursion conditions ⓘ
study reactor safety ⓘ
reactorType pool-type reactor ⓘ
researchField nuclear engineering ⓘ
reactor dynamics ⓘ
reactor safety analysis ⓘ
safetyFeature extensive instrumentation for transient measurements ⓘ
large pool of water for shielding and cooling ⓘ
remote operation capability ⓘ
safetyProgram U.S. reactor safety research program ⓘ
sponsoredBy U.S. Atomic Energy Commission ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
successor SPERT-II ⓘ
SPERT-III ⓘ
SPERT-IV ⓘ
testCampaign control rod ejection simulations ⓘ
power excursion experiments ⓘ
reactivity step insertion tests ⓘ
usedFor code validation for transient analysis ⓘ
training and experimental work in reactor transients ⓘ

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