NRIC DOME Operating Parameters
Facility Specifications
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Safety class confinement | Provided |
| Floor space for reactor experiments | ~65 ft diameter ~46 ft height to crane |
| Hatch opening | ~15 ft wide ~17 ft tall |
| Penetrations | Penetrations for process connections and primary reactor cooling |
| Control room | Integrated control room for DOME as a safety class duct bank to allow for a developer control room outside of the DOME |
Operational Features
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Thermal capacity allowed | Up to 20 MWth |
| TRISO fuels | Less than 20% enriched |
| Installed environmental cooling | 300 kWth |
| Environmental cooling scalable to | 500 kWth |
| Electrical service | 480 V/400 Amp |
| Primary reactor cooling and reactor support equipment | Area provided outside of DOME |
| Shipping container capacity | ISO-668 Standard – Up to 40 ft |
| Polar crane | 75-ton |