Sodium Reactor Experiment Construction (1958)

Credit: U.S. Department of Energy SRE Construction (July 1958) - Construction of the Sodium Reactor Experiment at Santa Susana Atomics International SNAP-10A Program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sodium Reactor Experiment SNAP-10A was an experimental nuclear reactor launched into space in 1965. The Systems Nuclear Auxiliary Power Program (SNAP) reactor was developed under the SNAPSHOT program overseen by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Atomics International, then a division of North American Aviation was the prime contractor for the SNAP-10A development. Most of the systems development and reactor testing was conducted at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, Ventura County, California using a number of specialized facilities. A United States Department of Energy video depicting the development and fabrication of the SNAP-10A is available. The company also developed and