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Nuclear Engineering at Argonne
United States
Registrace 9. 09. 2013
Welcome to the CZcams channel of the Nuclear Engineering Division at Argonne National Laboratory. We provide integrated nuclear energy solutions for a sustainable world.
Enjoy our videos. And remember to visit our website at www.ne.anl.gov for more information.
Enjoy our videos. And remember to visit our website at www.ne.anl.gov for more information.
Alkali Metal Decontamination
Argonne’s Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) facility is a liquid metal experimental facility used to test components of sodium fast reactors. Sodium (alkali metal) cooled reactors are the most mature advanced reactors. Sodium components at the end of their useful life must be decontaminated prior to disposal. This video shows how Argonne researchers decontaminate components containing sodium after use in preparation for metal recycling.
For more information on METL, visit www.anl.gov/nse/metl.
For more information on METL, visit www.anl.gov/nse/metl.
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Dynamics of Microstructural Evolution in Materials under Irradiation
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Computer Vision Enables a New Way to Reveal the Dynamics of Microstructural Evolution in Materials under Irradiation TEM videos of in-situ ion irradiation experiments provide dynamic information of microstructural evolution that cannot be obtained from post-irradiation examinations. A dauntingly huge amount of video data has practically inhibited manual analysis, often leaving valuable dynamic ...
Tour of Argonne's Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall
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@ArgonneLab's unique role in the development of the nuclear power industry is explained through exhibits that begin with the dawn of the nuclear age in 1942 and describe the subsequent experiments and analyses that led to the designs of the current commercial pressurized water and boiling water reactors, followed by groundbreaking research in advanced reactor designs that continues today. Visit...
Tour of Argonne's Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) Facility
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Argonne's Mechanisms Engineering Test Loop (METL) facility, established in 2010, is an intermediate-scale liquid metal experimental facility that provides purified R-grade sodium to various experimental test vessels to test components that are required to operate in a prototypical advanced reactor environment. Experiments conducted in METL significantly assist the development of advanced reacto...
The Day Tomorrow Began: The Story of Chicago Pile 1, the First Atomic Pile - 2 of 2
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View Part 1: czcams.com/video/kS9bsvVwCWc/video.html Chicago Pile 1 was the world's first nuclear reactor, built in 1942 by Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi. The reactor was built underneath the University of Chicago's Stagg Field football stadium. On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and 48 of his colleagues succeed in achieving in this reactor the world’s first man-made controlled nuclear chain react...
Breeder in the Desert: EBR-II
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The Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) was originally designed and operated with emphasis on demonstrating a complete breeder-reactor power plant with on-site reprocessing of metallic fuel. This was successfully done from 1964 to 1969. During that five years, the reactor's Fuel Cycle Facility processed 35,000 fuel elements, produced 366 subassemblies, and assembled 66 control and safety r...
BORAX - Construction and Operation of a Boiling Water Power Reactor
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On July 17, 1955, electricity produced by BORAX-III supplied the town of Arco, Idaho with its entire supply of electrical power. For two hours, BORAX-III generated approximately 2000 kW of electicity, with 500 kW used to power the BORAX facility, 1000 kW used to power the Central Facilities Area at NRTS, and 500 kW to light the city of Arco, Idaho. BORAX-III became the first nuclear power plant...
EBR-I Core Disassembly after Meltdown
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The Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I) was the first liquid metal cooled fast reactor and it was the first reactor built on the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. It was fueled with uranium metal pins. The reactor was designed, built, and operated by Argonne National Laboratory. For more information on EBR-I, visit www.ne.anl.gov/About/reactors/frt.shtml.
25th Anniversary of the First Nuclear Chain Reaction
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December 1967 Chicago Pile 1 was the world's first nuclear reactor, built in 1942 by Nobel Prize winner Enrico Fermi. The reactor was built underneath the University of Chicago's Stagg Field football stadium. On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and 48 of his colleagues succeed in achieving in this reactor the world’s first man-made controlled nuclear chain reaction, thereby establishing the ability o...
The Greatest Move on Earth
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Video describing the shipment of a nuclear pressure vessel by barge 3,000 miles from the Chicago Bridge & Iron Plant in Memphis, Tennessee to Havre de Grace, Maryland, and then by track vehicle on to Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania.
The First Weighing of Plutonium - September 1942
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On September 10, 1942 at the University of Chicago, a tiny measured volume of plutonium nitrate solution was drawn from a microcomb. Thus began the first successful weighing of pure plutonium accomplished by a team of microchemists under the direction of Glenn Seaborg. Argonne National Laboratory video, 1967
Principles of Thermal, Fast and Breeder Reactors
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April 1963 For more information, visit www.ne.anl.gov/About/reactors/frt.shtml.
The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR)
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The Integral Fast Reactor (IFR) is a revolutionary reactor design concept developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The IFR is a reactor fueled by metal alloy and cooled by liquid sodium. On April 3, 1986, two tests demonstrated the inherent safety of the IFR concept. These tests simulated accidents involving loss of coolant flow. Even with its normal shutdown devices disabled, the reactor shut...
EBR-II Fuel Cycle Development
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This film presents some major aspects of the development, in progress, of a completely integrated fuel cycle for the Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II); and includes the remote handling, reprocessing, re-fabrication, and reassembly of an EBR-II fuel element. EBR-II was originally designed and operated with emphasis on demonstrating a complete breeder-reactor power plant with on-site repro...
The Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) Mark III
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The Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) Mark III
Argonne's Fast Reactor Program - 1 of 2
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Argonne's Fast Reactor Program - 1 of 2
Argonne's Fast Reactor Program - 2 of 2
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Argonne's Fast Reactor Program - 2 of 2
The Day Tomorrow Began: The Story of Chicago Pile 1, the First Atomic Pile - 1 of 2
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The Day Tomorrow Began: The Story of Chicago Pile 1, the First Atomic Pile - 1 of 2
40th Anniversary Observance of Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1)
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40th Anniversary Observance of Chicago Pile 1 (CP-1)
A Presidential Visit to the Experimental Breeder Reactor - I (EBR-I), 1966
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A Presidential Visit to the Experimental Breeder Reactor - I (EBR-I), 1966
Safety Experiments on a Boiling Water Reactor
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Safety Experiments on a Boiling Water Reactor
Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR)
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Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR)
Construction of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR)
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Construction of the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR)
Argonaut Nuclear Research and Training Reactor
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Argonaut Nuclear Research and Training Reactor
10th Anniversary of CP-1 on "See It Now" with Edward R. Murrow, 1952
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10th Anniversary of CP-1 on "See It Now" with Edward R. Murrow, 1952
Nice video !
Interesting video, thanks for sharing.
This is such a great video. Truly inspiring what our engineering forefathers were able to accomplish with such ancient technology.
The technology is already here.
What a gorgeous concept. Discharge to reprocess to refueling in one month! All without anyone having to touch it.
This looks VERY dangerous. Not the nukey but the coolant.
leerman22 EBR-II operated completely safely for 30 years using sodium coolant. Other sodium-cooled test and demonstration reactors (Fast Flux Test Facility, Phénix, Superphénix, BN-350, and BN-600) also operated safely for many years; BN-600 is still in operation. Plus, one of the US submarine fleet had a reactor that used a liquid metal coolant, without incident. And there is significant US industrial process experience using metallic sodium as an alloying metal, as an anti-scaling agent, and as a reducing agent, all quite safely. So the experience base for handling metallic sodium safely is substantial and has been leveraged to allow safe use of sodium coolant in advanced reactor designs.
Nuclear Engineering at Argonne I would prefer lead coolant for a fast spectrum reactor than something than "can" burst into flames or explode in water.
leerman22 Lead is being evaluated as an alternative fast reactor coolant. Both lead and sodium have their relative strengths; the idea is to evaluate these to determine which is better from the standpoints of efficiency, corrosion, and safety.
leerman22 If isolated correctly the risk should be relatively small.
Zypofaeser It just gives greenies ammunition. They don't care about engineering.