Naval Reactors Facility

USA / Idaho / Atomic City /
 military, nuclear reactor
 Upload a photo
Naval Reactors Facility (NRF) was established in 1950 to support development of the U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion program. From the early 1950's to the mid 1990's, NRF built and operated prototype nuclear propulsion plants for submarines and aircraft carriers.

Over the course of its history, nearly 40,000 navy personnel received training at NRF.

As of January 2004, there were about 900, DOE-Naval Reactors, Bechtel Bettis, and subcontractor employees at NRF. Current operations include research, inspection and examination of naval spent nuclear fuel at the Expended Core Facility and temporary storage of naval spent nuclear fuel. The information derived from research at NRF provides engineering data on nuclear reactor environments as well as performance data on reactor fuels and components. Such information has allowed the navy to extend the useful life of its shipboard power plants from a few years to about thirty years.

www.deq.idaho.gov/inl_oversight/about/facilities/nrf.cf...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Reactor_Facility
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   43°38'54"N   112°54'53"W

Comments

  • The prototypes training facilities have all been decommissioned. ECF is still being used.
This article was last modified 14 years ago