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	[[File:HTRE-3.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the HTRE-3 aircraft engine <ref>“From Proving the Principle, Chapter 13, pg 122 available: http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041031010059/http://www.inel.gov/proving-the-principle/chapter_13.pdf [Accessed: 20-Feb-2015].</ref>]]		[[File:HTRE-3.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the HTRE-3 aircraft engine <ref>“From Proving the Principle, Chapter 13, pg 122 available: http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041031010059/http://www.inel.gov/proving-the-principle/chapter_13.pdf [Accessed: 20-Feb-2015].</ref>]]
	<onlyinclude>The '''Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE)''' was an attempt by Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) that began in the 1940s to power an aircraft by means a [[Molten salt reactor\|Molten Salt Reactor]] (MSR) which is a type of [[Nuclear reactor\|nuclear reactor]].</onlyinclude> This would have given aircraft a much longer flight range due to the higher energy density of nuclear fuels over fossil fuels. ~~The reason that a~~ MSR was selected for this project was because ~~of its~~ small ~~size~~ and ~~lack of a~~ need ~~for~~ a containment structure. The ARE never saw completion ~~due to~~ the ~~realization that this~~ technology ~~would be better used~~ for ~~civilian~~ electricity production. This resulted in the [[Molten salt reactor experiment\|molten salt reactor experiment]] which was the first [[Molten salt reactor\|molten salt reactor]] designed for electricity production. ~~Another~~ factor that ~~came into~~ the decision to stop ARE research was the invention of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which meant that explosives could be delivered without the use of an aircraft.<ref>D. LeBlanc, “Molten salt reactors: A new beginning for an old idea,” Nucl. Eng. Des., vol. 240, no. 6, pp. 1644–1656, Jun. 2010.</ref><ref>Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “The Development Status of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors,” p. 416, 1972.</ref>		<onlyinclude>The '''Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE)''' was an attempt by Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) that began in the 1940s to power an aircraft by means a [[Molten salt reactor\|Molten Salt Reactor]] (MSR) which is a type of [[Nuclear reactor\|nuclear reactor]].</onlyinclude> This would have given aircraft a much longer flight range due to the higher energy density of nuclear fuels over fossil fuels.

			A MSR was selected for this project was because they are small reactors and don't need a containment structure. The ARE never saw completion, but the technology was further explored for [[electricity]] production. This resulted in the [[Molten salt reactor experiment\|molten salt reactor experiment]] which was the first [[Molten salt reactor\|molten salt reactor]] designed for electricity production. One big factor that contributed to the decision to stop ARE research was the invention of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which meant that explosives could be delivered without the use of an aircraft.<ref>D. LeBlanc, “Molten salt reactors: A new beginning for an old idea,” Nucl. Eng. Des., vol. 240, no. 6, pp. 1644–1656, Jun. 2010.</ref><ref>Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “The Development Status of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors,” p. 416, 1972.</ref>

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[[File:HTRE-3.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Picture of the HTRE-3 aircraft engine <ref>“From Proving the Principle, Chapter 13, pg 122 available: http://webharvest.gov/peth04/20041031010059/http://www.inel.gov/proving-the-principle/chapter_13.pdf [Accessed: 20-Feb-2015].</ref>]]
<onlyinclude>The '''Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE)''' was an attempt by Oak Ridge National Laboratories (ORNL) that began in the 1940s to power an aircraft by means a [[Molten salt reactor|Molten Salt Reactor]] (MSR) which is a type of [[Nuclear reactor|nuclear reactor]].</onlyinclude> This would have given aircraft a much longer flight range due to the higher energy density of nuclear fuels over fossil fuels. The reason that a MSR was selected for this project was because of its small size and lack of a need for a containment structure. The ARE never saw completion due to the realization that this technology would be better used for civilian electricity production. This resulted in the [[Molten salt reactor experiment|molten salt reactor experiment]] which was the first [[Molten salt reactor|molten salt reactor]] designed for electricity production. Another factor that came into the decision to stop ARE research was the invention of intercontinental ballistic missiles, which meant that explosives could be delivered without the use of an aircraft.<ref>D. LeBlanc, “Molten salt reactors: A new beginning for an old idea,” Nucl. Eng. Des., vol. 240, no. 6, pp. 1644–1656, Jun. 2010.</ref><ref>Oak Ridge National Laboratory, “The Development Status of Molten-Salt Breeder Reactors,” p. 416, 1972.</ref>

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