ZEEP reactor
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The ZEEP reactor was a small Canadian research nuclear reactor that played a key role in early nuclear physics experiments and the development of Canada's nuclear energy program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ZEEP reactor canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental reactor
ⓘ
nuclear research reactor ⓘ |
| builtBy |
National Research Council Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
National Research Council of Canada
|
| commissioned | September 1945 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1944 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Canadian nuclear energy program
ⓘ
development of CANDU reactor technology ⓘ |
| controlRodMaterial | cadmium ⓘ |
| coolant | heavy water ⓘ |
| coolantType | D2O ⓘ |
| coolingMethod | tank-type reactor ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1970 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
neutron physics experiments
ⓘ
reactor physics research ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | September 5, 1945 ⓘ |
| fuelEnrichment | natural (unenriched) uranium ⓘ |
| fuelForm | metallic uranium rods ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | nuclear historic landmark ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early Cold War period ⓘ |
| inception | 1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chalk River
ⓘ
surface form:
Chalk River, Ontario
Ontario ⓘ
surface form:
Ontario, Canada
|
| location | Chalk River Laboratories ⓘ |
| moderatorType | D2O ⓘ |
| neutronModerator | heavy water ⓘ |
| notableFor | early heavy-water moderated reactor experiments ⓘ |
| operator |
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
ⓘ
National Research Council Canada ⓘ
surface form:
National Research Council of Canada
|
| ownership |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| partOf | Canadian nuclear research program ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 10 kilowatts thermal ⓘ |
| purpose | support development of Canadian nuclear power technology ⓘ |
| reactorType | thermal neutron reactor ⓘ |
| researchField |
nuclear physics
ⓘ
reactor engineering ⓘ |
| researchOutput |
neutron cross-section measurements
ⓘ
reactor lattice data ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | control rods ⓘ |
| scale | small research reactor ⓘ |
| significance | first operational nuclear reactor outside the United States ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| successor |
NRU reactor
ⓘ
NRX reactor ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fuel lattice testing for NRU reactor
ⓘ
fuel lattice testing for NRX reactor ⓘ lattice experiments ⓘ |
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