The Special Power Excursion Reactor Test Program (SPERT) was a series of tests focusing on the safety of nuclear reactors.
[1] It was commissioned in 1954 by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, to be run by the Phillips Petroleum Company.
[2] The SPERT-I reactor became operational in July 1955, with the first tests being performed in September.
[1][3] The SPERT-II reactor became operational in March 1960.
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