Oh, My Darling Clementine: A Detailed History and Data Repository of the Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor

Patenaude, Hannah Katherine; Freibert, Franz Joseph

doi:10.1080/00295450.2023.2176686

Oh, My Darling Clementine: A Detailed History and Data Repository of the Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor

Journal Article · Thu Mar 09 00:00:00 EST 2023 · Nuclear Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2176686· OSTI ID:1963648

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Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor, Clementine, provided the first fast neutron spectrum using a metallic plutonium fuel system and liquid mercury coolant. Clementine is often mentioned in the history of fast, metal-fueled, or metal-cooled designs, with little public information regarding the specifications or timeline. This paper contains a synopsis of each report regarding the development, operation, experimental results, failures, and subsequent disassembly of Clementine to explore this unique reactor within the context of modern advanced reactor development.

Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1963648

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-22-28075

Journal Information:: Nuclear Technology, Journal Name: Nuclear Technology Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 209; ISSN 0029-5450

Publisher:: Taylor & FrancisCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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