Hallam Nuclear Power Plant
| Hallam Nuclear Power Plant | ||
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 33 '33 " N , 96 ° 47' 5" W | |
| Country: | United States | |
| Data | ||
| Project start: | 1957 | |
| Commercial operation: | Nov 1, 1963 | |
| Shutdown: | Sep 1 1964 | |
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Decommissioned reactors (gross): |
1 (84 MW) | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | ||
| Was standing: | March 19, 2008 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The Hallam nuclear power plant ( English Hallam Nuclear Generating Station ) was near Hallam in the US state of Nebraska .
history
The experimental reactor was sodium-cooled and used graphite as a moderator. The reactor was built from January 1, 1959. Commissioning took place four years later, on September 1, 1963. The reactor had a thermal output of 256 megawatts. On September 1, 1964, the reactor was shut down due to problems with the moderator. The operating time of the reactor was 335 days. The reason for the short running time of the reactor was the excessive impact of neutrons on the reactor shell, which resulted in corrosion and a loss of stability on the reactor pressure vessel. Thus there was a risk of holes in the reactor vessel.
Today the power plant is used under the name Sheldon Station Power Plant to generate energy by burning coal.
Data of the reactor block
The Hallam nuclear power plant had one block :
| Reactor block | Reactor type | net power |
gross power |
start of building | Network synchronization |
Commercialization of essential operation |
switching off processing |
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| Hallam | Graphite reactor | 75 MW | 84 MW | 01/01/1959 | 09/01/1963 | 11/01/1963 | 09/01/1964 |