Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-9-2023
Publication Title
Nuclear Technology
Volume
209
Issue
7
First page number:
963
Last page number:
1007
Abstract
The Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor, Clementine, provided the first fast neutron spectrum using a metallic plutonium fuel system and liquid mercury coolant. Clementine is often mentioned in the history of fast, metal-fueled, or metal-cooled designs, with little public information regarding the specifications or timeline. This paper contains a synopsis of each report regarding the development, operation, experimental results, failures, and subsequent disassembly of Clementine to explore this unique reactor within the context of modern advanced reactor development.
Keywords
Clementine; Fast Reactor Design; Plutonium Metallurgy; Liquid-Metal Cooling; Historical Review
Disciplines
History of Science, Technology, and Medicine | Mechanics of Materials | Metallurgy | Nuclear Engineering | Process Control and Systems
File Format
File Size
47400 KB
Language
English
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Creative Commons License
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Publisher Citation
Hannah K. Patenaude & Franz J. Freibert (2023) Oh, My Darling Clementine: A Detailed History and Data Repository of the Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor, Nuclear Technology, 209:7, 963-1007, DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2023.2176686
Repository Citation
Patenaude, H. K.,
Freibert, F. J.
(2023).
Oh, My Darling Clementine: A Detailed History and Data Repository of the Los Alamos Plutonium Fast Reactor.
Nuclear Technology, 209(7),
963-1007.
Available at:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2023.2176686
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