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HTRE-2, left, and HTRE-3, right, on display at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I facility
HTRE-2, left, and HTRE-3, right, on display at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I facility
Aircraft Reactor Experiment building at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Aircraft Reactor Experiment building at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The NB-36H in a test flight, shadowed by a Boeing B-50 Superfortress
The NB-36H in a test flight, shadowed by a Boeing B-50 Superfortress
HTRE-3.
HTRE-3.
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The only US aircraft to carry a nuclear reactor was the NB-36H. The reactor was never actually connected to the engines. The program was canceled in 1
The only US aircraft to carry a nuclear reactor was the NB-36H. The reactor was never actually connected to the engines. The program was canceled in 1958.
Experimental HTRE reactors for nuclear aircraft, (HTRE-2 left and HTRE-3 right) on display at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I facility (43°30′42.22
Experimental HTRE reactors for nuclear aircraft, (HTRE-2 left and HTRE-3 right) on display at the Experimental Breeder Reactor I facility (43°30′42.22″N 113°0′18″W / 43.5117278°N 113.00500°W / 43.5117278; -113.00500).