The Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program (SPERT) was a series of tests focusing on the safety of
nuclear reactors
A nuclear reactor is a device used to initiate and control a fission nuclear chain reaction. They are used for commercial electricity, marine propulsion, weapons production and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235 or plutonium-2 ...
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[Nuclear Safety — A review of Recent Developments. Volume 2, Number 3. pgs. 15-16.] It was commissioned in 1954 by the
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, to be run by the
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips Petroleum Company was an American oil company incorporated in 1917 that expanded into petroleum refining, marketing and transportation, natural gas gathering and the chemicals sectors. It was Phillips Petroleum that first found oil in th ...
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Reactors
SPERT-I
The SPERT-I reactor became operational in July 1955, with the first tests being performed in September.
[W. E. Nyer, S. G. Forbes]
SPERT I Reactor Safety Studies.
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SPERT-II
The SPERT-II reactor became operational in March 1960.[
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References
External links
* by SPERT researcher
Nuclear safety and security
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