Summary Report of HTRE No. 3 Nuclear Excursion

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 UTC 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4643464· OSTI ID:4643464

The HTRE No. 3 prototype aircraft power plant, designed and built by the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Department and assembled at the Department's Idaho Test Station, was delivered to the Initial Engine Test (IET) facility on October 20, 1958. A series of low-power experiments was planned, to be followed by a number of full-power runs. Prior to the series of experiments extensive testing was performed on the reactor core at the Low Power Test Facility.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Cincinnati, OH (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-171
• NSA Number: NSA-19-019406
• OSTI ID: 4643464
• Report Number(s): APEX-509
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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