FFTF A History of Safety & Operational Excellence

Conference · Wed Jun 26 04:00:00 EDT 2002

OSTI ID:808099

NIELSEN, D L ^[1]

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1. FH

The Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) is a 400-megawatt, sodium-cooled, fast neutron flux reactor owned by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) at the Hanford Site. The reactor was designed and built in the late 1970s and brought on line in 1982 during a period when world interest in development of a liquid metal breeder reactor was high. For approximately 10 years, FFTF operated successfully as a national research facility testing advanced nuclear fuels, materials, components, active and passive reactor safety technologies, and gaining operating experience for the next generation of nuclear reactors. FFTF also produced a wide variety of high purity medical isotopes, made tritium for the U.S. fusion research program, and provided international testing support. The reactor was last operated in 1992 and is proceeding with deactivation.

• Research Organization: FH (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM) (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-96RL13200
• OSTI ID: 808099
• Report Number(s): HNF-11406-FP, Rev.0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
BREEDER REACTORS
DEACTIVATION
FAST NEUTRONS
FFTF REACTOR
LIQUID METALS
NUCLEAR FUELS
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTORS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SAFETY
TESTING
TRITIUM