The Clinch River Breeder Reactor was initially conceived as a major step toward developing liquid-metal fast breeder reactor technology as a commercially viable electric power generation system in the United States.

Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant Project became the focal point of the national LMFBR program. Authorized byCongress In 1972,the goal ofthis jointgovernment-industry effort was to develop, design, license, build and operate the nation's first …

Feb 6, 2019 · This year marks the 36th anniversary of the termination of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project, a federally funded commercial demonstration effort. In the very early 1980s, it was the largest public-works project in the United States.

plain how the Clinch River Project fits into the nation's overall breeder reactor program, and to serve as a primer on the plant design, function and safety considerations.

The Clinch River Nuclear Site (CRNS) is a project site owned by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). It was originally the site of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project. In February 2022, the site was announced as the first location of a small modular reactor as part of the TVA's New Nuclear Program, which was approved the same year. [1] [2]

This report is intended to serve two purposes. One is to provide a history of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant project in the context of other significant events leading up to development of the liquid metal fast breeder reactor.

was to build an intermediate-sized plant near Tennessee, called the Clinch Reactor Project. The plant demonstrate that a liquid metal breeder reactor could be licensed and operated safely and reliably on a utility power supply system.

The CRBRP Project was established with the principal objectives of demonstrating that an LMFBR can operate reliably and safely in a utility environment, demonstrating fast breeder reactor technology and serving as a successful transition from …

The Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant (CRBRP) Project is the joint Govern- ment and industry effort to build the Nation's first large-scale (350400 megawatt electrical) demonstration breeder nuclear power plant.

CLINCH RIVER BREEDER REACTOR PLANT George VI. Hardigg Ladies and Gentlemen, it is exciting to be involved in design and development of the first liquid-metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) demonstration plant "in the United States, and it is a pleasure to describe it for you today. It is called the Clinch River Breeder Reactor Plant (CRBRP ...