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.

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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
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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