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The Experimental Eoiling Water Reactor at Argonne National
Leboratory went critical on November 30, 1956 and has begun
producing power.
The plant is designed to produce 20 megawatts
of heat anc 5,000 kilowatts of electricity.
Three other experi-
mentel plents and the full-scale PWR prototyne (100,000iw)* at
Shippingport are scheduled for operation in 1957.
The balance
of these vrojects are expected to commence operation by 1960,
(b) Power Demonstration Reactor Program.
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This progrem enlists
private resources in e cocperative effort with Government to
cemonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of power
reactors in a wide range of
cavacities and design concepts.
Starting in January, 1955, the AEC has issued three seperate
sets of invitations to industry to submit power reactor proposals.
The third round of invitations was issued in early
January, 1957.
nder the first two rounds, industry and AEC are participeting jointly in the cevelopment of seven prototype power
reactor vients.
A definitive contract has been awarded to the
Yankee Atomic Electric Company of Boston for a 134,000 electric
kilowatt pressurized water nuclear power plent with an estimated
completion date in 1960.
Four contracts for small power plants
(5,000 - 40,000 kw) under the second invitetion are being
negotiated now.
*Represents expected capacity of second reactor core.
to produce 60,000 EKW.
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First core is exfpectad
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