  Measurements of the reactor antineutrino flux and spectrum compared to model
predictions have revealed an apparent deficit in the interaction rates of
reactor antineutrinos and an unexpected spectral deviation. PROSPECT, the
Precision Reactor Oscillation Spectrum measurement, is designed to make a
precision measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from a research reactor and
search for signs of an eV-scale sterile neutrino. PROSPECT will be located at
the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and make
use of a Highly Enriched Uranium reactor for a measurement of the pure U-235
antineutrino spectrum. An absolute measurement of this spectrum will constrain
reactor models and improve our understanding of the reactor antineutrino
spectrum. Additionally, the planned 3-ton lithium-doped liquid scintillator
detector is ideally suited to perform a search for sterile neutrinos. This talk
will focus on the sensitivity and discovery potential of PROSPECT and the
detector design to achieve these goals.
