Fast Flux Test Facility

The Fast Flux Test Facility is a 400 MW thermal, liquid sodium cooled, nuclear test reactor owned by the Department of Energy. It does not generate electricity.
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  • Type: Industrial building
  • Description: American nuclear test reactor
  • Also known as: FFTF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include LIGO.

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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave observations as an astronomical tool. is situated 2½ miles northwest of Fast Flux Test Facility.

Fast Flux Test Facility

Latitude
46.43531° or 46° 26′ 7″ north
Longitude
-119.3599° or 119° 21′ 36″ west
Elevation
558 feet (170 metres)
Open location code
85R2CJPR+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 196931831
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Geo­Names ID
5794212
Wiki­data ID
Q1397653
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