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Tadotsu, JAPAN 



TADOTSU ENGINEERING LABORATORY 

 Nuclear Power Engineering Test Center 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Earthquake research 



Descr iption of Facility/Instrument ; Large shake table (15 x 15 meters) 

 for evaluating damage to structures due to earthquakes. 



Date of Construction ; 1980 



Construction Cost ; 1984 $$ ; About $112 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership ; Japan 

 Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding ; Japan 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff ; Japan 

 Natlonality(s) of Researchers; Japan 



Richland, WA. , U.S.A. 



FAST FLUX TEST FACILITY (FFTF) 



Hanford Engineering Development Laboratory (HEDL) 



U.S. Dept. of Energy 



"Big Science" Descriptor ; Nuclear reactor research 



Description of Facility/Instrument ; This is a 400 megawatt -thermal (no 

 electricity production) Fast Flux Test Facility with peak neutron 

 flux of 70x10^" neutrons/cm^/second, cooled by liquid metal 

 sodium at 800° F, inlet to reactor and 1,050° F outlet. It has 

 three operating sodium loops, fueled by uranium-plutonium dioxide. 

 It is capable of operating with closed loops to 1,400° F. The 

 facility has interim examinations of fuel capabilities and 

 operates with sophisticated, instrumental test assembles. 



Date of Construction ; Began in 1970, criticality was achieved in 1980. 



Construction Cost ; Original ; $640 million 



1984 $$ ; more than $1 billion 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality (s) of Ownership ; U.S. 



Natlonality(s) of Operational Funding : 98 percent U.S., 2 percent 



Japan 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : U.S. 

 Nationality(s) of Researchers ; 



Potential for Future International Cooperation : There is substantial 

 interest from foreign countries, with Japanese dollars now in- 

 cluded In the base program activities in FFTF. 



