Engineering and Development Laboratory (EDL)

Large-Scale Reactor Materials Test Facility

• 9.2 m x 12.2 m x 9.2 m high with 4500 kg bridge/trolley crane
• 91-110 cm thick reinforced concrete walls & ceiling
• 45 kg TNT explosion rating
• 3.7 atm design over-pressure
• stack release via HEPA filters
• overpressure protection via sand-bed filters
• used for tests up to 2000 kg core melt mass

Large-Scale Reactor Materials Test Facility (See full-size image).