Independent Confirmatory Survey Summary and Results for the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 1 Newport, Michigan (Final Report No. 2)

Technical Report · Thu Jul 07 04:00:00 EDT 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1034265· OSTI ID:1034265

Bailey, Erika N. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge Inst. for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, Unit 1 (Fermi 1) was a fast breeder reactor design that was cooled by sodium and operated at essentially atmospheric pressure. On May 10, 1963, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) granted an operating license, DPR-9, to the Power Reactor Development Company (PRDC), a consortium specifically formed to own and operate a nuclear reactor at the Fermi 1 site. The reactor was designed for a maximum capability of 430 megawatts (MW); however, the maximum reactor power with the first core loading (Core A) was 200 MW. The primary system was filled with sodium in December 1960 and criticality was achieved in August 1963.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM); US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-06OR23100
• OSTI ID: 1034265
• Report Number(s): 12-IEAV-0083; 2018-SR-02-0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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