village nukes? [RE-wrenches]

[Christopher Freitas - OutBack Power]

Sodium cooled nukes are not new - Check this out...

http://www.energy.ca.gov/nuclear/california.html

"The Santa Susana Sodium Reactor Experimental (SRE) was a small 
sodium-cooled experimental reactor built by Southern California Edison 
and Atomics International at Santa Susana, near Moorpark in Ventura 
County. It came on line in April 1957, began feeding electricity to the 
grid on July 12, 1957, and closed February 1964. This reactor used 
sodium rather than water as a coolant and produced a maximum of about 
7.5 megawatts (electric). It was considered as the country's first 
civilian nuclear plant. On July 26, 1959, the SRE suffered a partial 
core meltdown. Ten of 43 fuel assemblies were damaged due to lack of 
heat transfer and radioactive contamination was released. For more info 
about the plant, go to: 
p://www.nuclearwitness.org/03_calif_nukes/03_santa/01_santa_timeline.htm 
The plant has subsequently been dismantled. "

Christopher Freitas
OutBack Power Systems, Inc.
cfreitas at outbackpower.com  www.outbackpower.com
Tel 360 435 6030  Arlington WA USA

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