Sodium Reactor Experiment, Decommissioned nuclear power plant in California
The Sodium Reactor Experiment was a nuclear research facility in California designed to test reactor cooling technology. The installation operated as a demonstration plant to evaluate how liquid sodium could be used to transfer heat from atomic reactor cores.
The facility was built in the 1950s as one of the earliest experiments with sodium-cooled reactor systems. It was eventually decommissioned and removed after the technology was replaced by other cooling approaches.
The site is no longer accessible today since the facility was completely removed. Visitors interested in the location's history can explore archival materials and documentary sources from that era.
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