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Hallam Nuclear Power Facility - the Sodium Graphite Reactor in Nebraska (1963)

This film shows the setting and location of the reactor built jointly by USAEC and the Consumers' Public Power District of Nebraska. An explanation of this type of reactor, using a liquid metal coolant, is given, stressing its advantages. The working of the plant is shown in animation. Live footage shows construction of the reactor containment vessel, its transportation from Philadelphia to Hallam, moderator fabrication and installation, installation and operation of safety rods, use of an intermediate heat exchanger, installation of steam piping and the installation of the turbine and generator. Also shown is fuel handling, cleaning and storage cells, fuel fabrication, and testing. 20 minutes, color. Produced by USAEC's Chicago Operations Office. Huge thanks to the Nebraska Public Power District for funding the digitization of this gem! Digitized from 16 mm film. Coordinated by Nick Touran of whatisnuclear.com. More info here: https://whatisnuclear.com/news/2023-0... Courtesy of the National Archive 00:00 Film noise 00:23 Introduction 01:45 Intro credits 02:12 Description of buildings 03:00 Construction 04:00 Other liquid metal reactors 04:27 Sodium Reactor Experiment 04:55 Contracting, siting, groundbreaking 05:18 Description of nuclear 05:40 Integration of coal and nuclear sides 06:37 Animations of core and plant 07:55 More construction 09:20 Vessel support and transport 11:16 Containment and piping 12:10 Core internals, graphite moderators 13:49 Top shield head 14:18 Fuel elements 15:36 QA testing and control systems 16:33 Intermediate loop and steam generators 18:20 Turbine-generator and substation 19:01 Fuel handling 21:44 Test program and criticality 23:00 Outro