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
surface form: Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2
constructionStart 1956
coolant liquid sodium
country United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
Newport, Michigan NERFINISHED
mentionedIn book We Almost Lost Detroit
surface form: We Almost Lost Detroit
namedAfter Enrico Fermi
near Lake Erie
Monroe, Michigan NERFINISHED
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 United States Atomic Energy Commission
surface form: 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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