Clinch River Breeder Reactor Project
- Country: USA
- Role: Civil Power
- Status: Cancelled
- Year: 1972
Overview
A planned 350 MW liquid metal fast breeder demonstration reactor in Tennessee, cancelled in 1983 after years of design change and projected cost growth past 8 billion dollars. The site was later reused for small modular reactor licensing work and remains a case study in project drift.
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