2015 Best Projects - Best Intermountain Energy/Industrial Project: ATR Transition to Commercial Power
The ATR Transition to Commercial Power project will ensure that the advanced test reactor (ATR) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in Idaho Falls fulfills its next-generation mission for nuclear reactor materials and fuels research while complying with stringent emissions regulations.
The U.S. Dept. of Energy lab and INL’s construction manager, Battelle Energy Alliance, collaborated with a European manufacturer, Gutor Electronic of Switzerland, to design, fabricate, test and install a custom-built uninterruptible power supply (UPS) that meets U.S. nuclear-safety and quality-assurance requirements.