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The Low Intensity Test Reactor, known as Building 3005, was built in 1949 as a criticality testing facility that used highly enriched fuel with water as a coolant, and operated until 1968 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the USA.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Clean-up-completed-of-70-year-old-Oak-Ridge-site-r
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Saturday, 05 August 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/shine-technologies-announces-visible-proof-of-fusion-8-5-2023
SHINE Technologies of the USA says it has demonstrated clearly visible Cherenkov radiation produced by fusion for what is believed to be the first time. Historically, fusion has been demonstrated and detected with instruments instead of a visible light.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 05 August 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SHINE-demonstrates-Cherenkov-radiation-from-fusion
The Low Intensity Test Reactor (LITR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) became world-famous when a photographer first captured a blue glow caused by radiation in the pool above the reactor. That photo appeared on the cover of the October 1951 issue of Scientific American.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 07 April 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Demolition-of-famous-US-reactor-begins