EBR-I
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EBR-I was the world’s first nuclear reactor to generate usable electricity, marking a major milestone in nuclear power development.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental breeder reactor
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nuclear reactor ⓘ research reactor ⓘ |
| category | nuclear power history ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1949 ⓘ |
| controlMechanism | control rods ⓘ |
| coolant |
liquid metal
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sodium-potassium alloy ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | liquid-metal cooled loop ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | museum ⓘ |
| decommissioning | 1964 ⓘ |
| designLead | Walter H. Zinn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electricalOutput | about 0.2 megawatts ⓘ |
| electricityUse | powered four 200-watt light bulbs during first test ⓘ |
| firstCriticality | 1951-08-24 ⓘ |
| firstElectricityGeneration | 1951-12-20 ⓘ |
| fuelType |
enriched uranium
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uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnection | experimental, limited ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in peaceful use of atomic energy ⓘ |
| inception | 1949 ⓘ |
| influenced | development of commercial nuclear power ⓘ |
| laterElectricityUse | provided electricity for the EBR-I building ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | EBR-I National Historic Landmark site ⓘ |
| location |
Idaho
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | U.S. Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumOperator | U.S. Department of Energy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation | 1965 ⓘ |
| near | Arco, Idaho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first demonstration of a breeder reactor producing more fissile material than it consumed
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first nuclear reactor to generate usable electricity ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Argonne National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstrate breeder reactor concept
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research and development ⓘ |
| reactorGeneration | Generation I nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| reactorType | fast breeder reactor ⓘ |
| researchFocus | breeding plutonium-239 from uranium-238 ⓘ |
| safetyIncident | partial core meltdown in 1955 ⓘ |
| safetyIncidentType | power excursion accident ⓘ |
| shutdown | 1964 ⓘ |
| site | National Reactor Testing Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | EBR-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thermalPower | 1.4 megawatts ⓘ |
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