Nebraska Public Power District Digitization of Hallam Nuclear Power Facility Films
The Nebraska Public Power District has sponsored the digitization of two 16mm films about the Hallam Nuclear Power Facility, a pioneering sodium graphite reactor. The films contain never-before-seen scenes and highlight the unique steam turbine shared with the coal plant at Sheldon Station.
Nick Touran
Ph.D. nuclear engineer / advanced reactor designer in Seattle who runs https://t.co/ofTjIcAveT. I'm in it to help with climate and energy issues. Grew up in Michigan.
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I have a special announcement! The Nebraska Public Power District sponsored the digitization of 2 16mm films about the Hallam Nuclear Power Facility, Nebraska's pioneering sodium graphite reactor (SGR) that operated in the early 1960s. @NPPDnews https://t.co/JwxoCDtuE6
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 13, 2023 -
The first film from 1963 is 23 minutes long and contains never-before-seen scenes of the Hallam construction, fuel fabrication, and operation. Truly awesome. https://t.co/1dgdiU4pxq
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 13, 2023 -
I briefly summarized the Hallam story here. This plant literally and uniquely shared a steam turbine with the coal plant at Sheldon Station, something only possible due to the high temperature steam Hallam could produce thanks to sodium-metal coolant https://t.co/H1E2N4Ztfd
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 13, 2023 -
The 2nd film is shorter and contains much of the same footage as the first. Just a condensed summary, I guess. https://t.co/8McFImGWTl
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 13, 2023 -
I'm so thankful to NPPD for being so welcoming and for sponsoring this digitization. This is all due to the executives who helped get me that tour of Sheldon Station back in 2021 when I went to the Nebraska Advanced Nuclear Forum https://t.co/XIBc5JS1UD
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 13, 2023 -
Whoops YouTube goofed up their processing of that one I guess. Updated version that actually works here: https://t.co/W8F3YGzExh
— Nick Touran (@whatisnuclear) March 14, 2023