SPERT-III
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SPERT-III was a U.S. experimental nuclear research reactor used in the mid-20th century to study reactor safety and power excursion behavior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SPERT-III canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental reactor
ⓘ
nuclear research reactor ⓘ test reactor ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlMechanism | control rods ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedFor |
development of reactor safety criteria
ⓘ
validation of reactor dynamics codes ⓘ |
| designedBy | Phillips Petroleum Company (AEC contractor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
power excursion tests
ⓘ
reactivity insertion accidents ⓘ safety experiments ⓘ |
| followedBy | SPERT-IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelMaterial | enriched uranium ⓘ |
| fuelType | plate-type fuel ⓘ |
| fullName | Special Power Excursion Reactor Test III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to modern reactor safety standards ⓘ |
| location |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Reactor Testing Station NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| operator | United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Reactor Testing Station experimental reactor fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SPERT program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
SPERT-I
NERFINISHED
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SPERT-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programPhase | later phase of SPERT series ⓘ |
| purpose |
study power excursion behavior
ⓘ
study reactor safety ⓘ transient testing ⓘ |
| reactorType |
light-water moderated reactor
ⓘ
pool-type reactor ⓘ |
| researchField |
nuclear safety
ⓘ
reactor kinetics ⓘ reactor stability ⓘ |
| safetyFocus |
power excursions
ⓘ
reactivity accidents ⓘ transient behavior ⓘ |
| safetyObjective |
characterize prompt power excursions
ⓘ
understand limits of safe operation ⓘ |
| startOfOperation | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| status | permanently shut down ⓘ |
| usedBy | nuclear safety researchers ⓘ |
| usedFor | benchmark experiments for safety analysis ⓘ |
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