It has also been proposed as nuclear fuel in some fast neutron nuclear test reactors.
In 1968, a test nuclear reactor was attached to the power grid.
The older Dodewaard nuclear power plant was a test reactor that later got attached to the national grid but was closed in 1997.
The test reactor, like the Challenger's solid fuel boosters, could not possibly fail.
NaK coolant is popular in test reactors due to its low melting point.
A number of test nuclear reactors were sited on the Campus over the years.
Construction of the test reactor began under Dr. Gottlieb and it started operations on Dec. 24, 1982.
In 1994, the test reactor broke all records by producing 11 megawatts of fusion energy, but it was shut down for budgetary reasons in 1997.
One of the buildings housed the canning equipment for the uranium slugs, while another contained a small test reactor.
The ATR is one of only four test reactors in the world with this capability.
