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Photographer: Michael Herrick
Taken: May 11, 2017
Caption: Htre 1 & 2
Additional Description: “Heater One” & “Heater Two”
The Heat Transfer Reactor No. 1 (HTRE-1 or “Heater One”) was part of the Air Force’s effort to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft. In a ground test, the reactor went to full power in January 1956 and demonstrated the principle of nuclear-powered turbojet engines.

HTRE-1 was converted to HTRE-2 (“Heater Two”) and it became the world’s largest materials test reactor. HTRE-2 subjected test fuels to neutron flux and 2800˚ temperatures, advancing the state-of-the-art for materials.
Submitted: May 30, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
Database Locator Identification Number: p384053
File Size: 0.930 Megabytes

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