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EBR-II
Youtubeยท 2023-05-08 16:00
This is the EBR-2, one of the nation's first fast reactors. And one thing that makes fast reactors unique is they don't require a human operator to stay safe. This is the control panel where they operated EBR-2. Were you here when they did this? I was. So it's amazing. They essentially ran the plant up to full power, reached over and shut off the primary pump, and then kind of sat back like this at the control panel. You heard that right. They intentionally tried to create a meltdown, and they couldn't. ...