List of nuclear research reactors
This is an annotated list of all the nuclear fission -based nuclear research reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. Some "research" reactors were built for the purpose of producing material for nuclear weapons.
Algeria
Nuclear research reactors in Algeria
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Nur
Algiers
Pool
Temporary shutdown
1,000
1989-03-24
Centre de Dévéloppement des Techniques Nucléaires
Es Salam
Aïn Oussera , Djelfa
Heavy water
Operational
15,000
1992-02-17
Centre de Recherche Nucléaire de Birine (CRNB)
Antarctica
Nuclear research reactors in Antarctica
Name
Location
Reactor type
Purpose
Status
Capacity
(kW)
Construction start date
Operation date
Closure
Operator and owner
PM-3A NNPU "Nukey Poo"[ 1]
McMurdo Station
Power reactor
Shut down
1,800
1962
1972-09, fully dismantled 1979
US Navy
Argentina
Australia
Notes: The main uses of the current OPAL reactor are:
Irradiation of target materials to produce radioisotopes for medical and industrial applications
Research in the fields of materials science and structural biology using neutron beams and its sophisticated suite of experimental equipment
Analysis of minerals and samples using the neutron activation technique and the delay neutron activation technique
Irradiation of silicon ingots in order to dope them with phosphorus and produce the basic material used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices
Austria
Nuclear research reactors in Austria
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
ASTRA
Vienna
Pool
Decommissioned
10,000
1960-09-24
1999
Austrian Research Centers at Seibersdorf
SAR-Graz
Graz
Argonaut
Decommissioned
10
1965-05-17
2004
Reactor Institute of the Technical Universities in Graz
TRIGA II VIENNA
Vienna
TRIGA Mark II
Operational
250
1962-03-07
Atomic Institute of the Austrian Universities in Vienna
Bangladesh
Belarus
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IRT-M Minsk
Sosny , Minsk
Pool, irt
Decommissioned
5000
1962-04-01
1988
IRT research reactor
Kristal
Sosny , Minsk
Crit assembly
Extended shutdown
0
YALINA-Thermal
Sosny , Minsk
Subcrit
Operational
0
2000-01-01
Giacint
Sosny , Minsk
Crit assembly
Operational
0
2009-01-01
YALINA-Booster
Sosny , Minsk
Subcrit
Operational
0
2005-05-30
"Pamir"
Sosny , Minsk
Subcrit
Shut down
1986
mobile nuclear power reactor test
Belgium
GUINEVERE – fast, accelerator driven, lead-cooled reactor at SCK•CEN, Mol[ 3]
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
VENUS-F
Mol
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1964-04-30
zero power critical facility, converted to GUINEVERE, at SCK•CEN, Mol[ 4]
BR-1
Mol
Graphite
Operational
1,000
1956-05-11
4MWt air-cooled, graphite moderated research reactor at SCK•CEN , Mol [ 5]
BR-2
Mol
Tank in pool
Operational
100,000
1961-06-29
125MWt water-cooled, beryllium moderated material testing research reactor at SCK•CEN, Mol[ 6]
MYRRHA
Mol
Fast
Planned
85,000
BR-3
Mol
Pwr power
Decommissioned
40,900
1962-08-29
11MWe PWR reactor (shut down and fully decommissioned) at SCK•CEN, Mol[ 7]
BR-02, Mock-up of BR2
Mol
Pool
Decommissioned
0.50
1959-12-01
THETIS RR-BN-1
Ghent
Pool
Decommissioned
250
1967-04-07
250kWt pool type reactor (shut down and fully decommissioned) at Ghent university (51°1′25.71″N 3°44′21.96″E / 51.0238083°N 3.7394333°E / 51.0238083; 3.7394333 )[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Brazil
Nuclear research reactors in Brazil
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Argonauta
Rio de Janeiro
Argonaut
Operational
0.20
1965-02-20
-
IEN - Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear
IEA-R1
São Paulo
Pool
Operational
6,000
1957-09-16
-
IPEN - Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares
TRIGA IPR-R1
Belo Horizonte
Pool (TRIGA Mark I)
Education, research, training and production of radioisotopes
Operational
100*
1960-11-06
-
CDTN - Centro de Desenvolvimento de Tecnologia Nuclear
*The expansion to 250 KW is in the licensing process, for which a new refrigeration system has been installed.
RMB - Reator Multipropósito Brasileiro
Iperó (CTMSP - Centro Tecnológico da Marinha em São Paulo)
Pool
Operational
35,000
1978-05-21
-
Amazul S.A.;
CNEN - Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear
IPEN/MB-01
São Paulo
Pool
Operational
0.10
1988-11-09
-
IPEN - Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares
Bulgaria
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IRT-Sofia
Sofia
Pool, irt
Permanent shutdown
2,000
1961-09-18
2009
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Canada
Nuclear research reactors in Canada
Name
Reactor type
Status
Capacity
Operation date
Closure
Operator and owner
Notes
MAPLE 1
Medical isotope production reactor
Finished; never entered service
2000
2008
Chalk River Laboratories
Incomplete commissioning, never completed testing. However, criticality was achieved[ 11]
MAPLE 2
Medical isotope production reactor
Finished; never entered service
2003
2008
Chalk River Laboratories
Incomplete commissioning, never completed testing. However, criticality was achieved[ 11]
NRU
Heavy water cooled/moderated[ 12]
Shut down
135 MW
1957
2018[ 13]
Chalk River Laboratories
NRX
Heavy water moderated, light water cooled[ 12]
Shut down
42 MW
1947
1993
Chalk River Laboratories
One of the highest flux reactors in the world until shut down
SLOWPOKE-1 prototype
Pool Type
Shut down
5 kW
Chalk River Laboratories , University of Toronto
The prototype was moved to the University of Toronto in 1971
PTR
Pool type
Shut down
1990
Chalk River Laboratories
ZED-2
Operational
200 Wth
1960
Chalk River Laboratories
ZEEP
Heavy water
Shut down
0
1945
1973
Chalk River Laboratories
The first nuclear reactor in Canada, and first outside the United States
WR-1
Organically cooled CANDU
Shut down
1965[ 14]
1985
Whiteshell Laboratories
Coolant leak of 2,739 litres in Nov. 1978.[ 15]
SLOWPOKE-3 demonstration
Pool type
Shut down
2 MWth
1987[ 14]
1989[ 14]
Whiteshell Laboratories
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Shut down
0
1981
2017 (start of decommissioning)[ 16]
Saskatchewan Research Council
On 17 January 2018, the reactor surpassed 20,000 hours of operation.
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Shut down
20 kW
1984[ 14]
1989
Nordion
SLOWPOKE-2 prototype
Pool type
Shut down
20 kW
1971[ 14]
Tunney's Pasture
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Shut down
20 kW
1976[ 14]
Dalhousie University
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Operational
0
1976
École Polytechnique de Montréal
McMaster Nuclear Reactor
SLOWPOKE-2 pool type
Operational
5 MWth
1959
McMaster University
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Operational
20 kW
1985
Royal Military College
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Shut down
20 kW
1977[ 14]
2017
University of Alberta
SLOWPOKE-2
Pool type
Shut down
20 kW
1976[ 14]
2001
University of Toronto
Rebuilt from SLOWPOKE-1
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Ecole Polytechnique Subcritical Assembly
Montreal
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1974-01-01
SLOWPOKE-2, Kanata
Ottawa
Slowpoke-2
Decommissioned
20
1984-06-06
PTR
Chalk River
Pool
Decommissioned
0.10
1957-11-01
SLOWPOKE-2, Halifax
Halifax
Slowpoke-2
Decommissioned
20
1976-07-08
WR-1
Pinawa
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
60,000
1965-11-01
SLOWPOKE-2, Toronto
Toronto
Slowpoke-2
Decommissioned
20
1971-06-05
SLOWPOKE, Alberta
Edmonton
Slowpoke-2
Under decommissioning
20
1977-04-22
ZEEP
Chalk River
Heavy water
Decommissioned
0.00
1945-09-01
SLOWPOKE-2, RMC
Kingston
Slowpoke-2
Operational
20
1985-09-06
NRU
Chalk River
Heavy water
Permanent shutdown
135,000
1957-11-03
MAPLE 1
Chalk River
Tank in pool
Permanent shutdown
10,000
MAPLE 2
Chalk River
Tank in pool
Permanent shutdown
10,000
NRX
Chalk River
Heavy water
Permanent shutdown
42,000
1947-07-22
SLOWPOKE-2, Montreal
Montreal
Slowpoke-2
Operational
20
1976-05-01
SRC SLOWPOKE, Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Slowpoke-2
Permanent shutdown
20
1981-03-01
SDR SLOWPOKE Demo Reactor
Pinawa
Heating prot
Decommissioned
2,000
1987-07-15
ZED-2
Chalk River
Tank
Operational
0.20
1960-09-07
MNR McMaster University
Hamilton
Pool, mtr
Operational
3,000
1959-04-04
Chile
China
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
MNSR IAE
Beijing
Mnsr
Operational
27
1984-03-10
IHNI-1
Beijing
Mnsr
Operational
30
2009-12-07
ZPR Fast
Beijing
Crit fast
Extended shutdown
0.05
1970-06-29
MNSR-SH
Shanghai
Mnsr
Decommissioned
30
1991-12-18
MNSR-SD
Jinan
Mnsr
Decommissioned
33
1989-05-01
HWRR-II
Beijing
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
15,000
1958-09-01
VENUS-1
Beijing
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
2005-07-18
CARR
Beijing
Tank in pool
Operational
60,000
2010-05-13
CEFR
Beijing
Fast breeder
Operational
65,000
2010-07-21
Chinese experimental fast reactor (65 MW, 20 MWe, sodium cooled fast-spectrum neutron reactor). Located at CIAE Beijing , construction started May 2000, first criticality July 2010.
MNSR-SZ
Shenzhen
Mnsr
Operational
30
1988-11-01
SPR IAE
Beijing
Pool
Operational
3,500
1964-12-20
CMRR (China Mianyang Research Reactor)
Mianyang
Pool
Operational
20,000
2013-09-01
HTR-10
Beijing
High temp gas
Operational
10,000
2000-12-21
MJTR
Chengdu
Pool
Operational
5,000
1991-03-02
ESR-901
Beijing
Pool-2 Cores
Operational
1,000
1964-10-01
NHR-5
Beijing
Heating Prot
Operational
5,000
1989-11-03
SPRR-300
Chengdu
Pool
Operational
3,000
1979-06-28
HFETR Critical
Chengdu
Crit assembly
Operational
0.00
1979-06-20
PPR PULSING
Chengdu
Pool, uzrh
Operational
1,000
1990-08-01
HFETR
Chengdu
Tank
Operational
125,000
1979-12-27
Zero Power Reactor
Chengdu
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1966-01-01
TMSR-SF1
Shanghai
Experimental
Planned
10,000
TMSR-LF1
Shanghai
Experimental
Planned
2,000
TFHR Thorium Pebble Bed
Shanghai
Experimental
Planned
2,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Czech Republic
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
VR-1
Prague
Pool
Training reactor
Operational
0.50
1990-03-12
Czech Technical University
VR-2
Prague
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
2023-07-06
LVR-15
Řež
Tank wwr
Operational
10,000
1957-09-24
A VVR-SM type reactor
SR-0
Plzeň
Pool
Decommissioned
1.00
1971-01-01
TR-0
Řež
Tank
Decommissioned
0.30
1972-01-01
LR-0
Řež
Pool - Variable Core
Operational
5
1982-12-19
Denmark
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
DR-3
Roskilde
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
10,000
1960-01-16
Risø
DIDO class experimental reactor (shut down permanently in 2000)
DR-2
Roskilde
Pool
Decommissioned
5,000
1958-12-18
1975
DR-1
Roskilde
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
2
1957-08-15
2001
Egypt
Estonia
Paldiski – 2 PWR naval training reactors (dismantled)
Finland
France
Working:
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Jules Horowitz Reactor
Saint-Paul-les-Durance
Tank in pool
Under construction
100,000
Orphee
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre , Gif-sur-Yvette
Pool
Permanent shutdown
14,000
1980-12-19
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre
Minerve
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Pool
Under decommissioning
0.10
1959-09-29
Éole
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Tank in pool
Under decommissioning
1.00
1965-12-02
Aquilon
Gif-sur-Yvette
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.10
1956-08-11
Osiris
Gif-sur-Yvette
Pool
Under decommissioning
70,000
1966-09-08
Ulysse
Gif-sur-Yvette
Argonaut
Under decommissioning
100
1961-07-27
Silene
Dijon
Homog (L)
Permanent shutdown
1.00
1974-01-01
Mirene
Dijon
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
0.00
1975-01-01
Strasbourg-Cronenbourg
Strasbourg
Argonaut
Decommissioned
100
1966-11-22
Pegase
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Tank
Permanent shutdown
30,000
1963-04-01
EL-2
Saclay
Tank
Decommissioned
2,500
1952-01-01
Zoé (EL1)
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Heavy water
Decommissioned
150
1948-12-15
The first French nuclear reactor (1948)
Scarabee
Cadarache
Pool
Decommissioned
100,000
1982-01-01
Phebus
Aix-en-Provence
Pool
Under decommissioning
38,000
1978-08-09
Cabri
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Pool
Operational
25,000
1963-01-01
ILL High Flux Reactor
Grenoble
Heavy water
Operational
58,300
1971-07-01
Institut Laue-Langevin
Réacteur à Haut Flux (RHF), currently the world's most intense source of neutrons and the source of the most intense neutron flux
Masurca
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Crit fast
Temporary shutdown
5
1966-12-14
Isis
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre , Gif-sur-Yvette
Pool
Operational
700
1966-04-28
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre
Harmonie
Saint-Paul-lès-Durance
Tank
Decommissioned
1.00
1965-08-01
Rapsodie
Cadarache
Fast, power
Under decommissioning
40,000
1963-01-01
Siloette
Grenoble
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1964-02-01
Cesar
Saint-Paul-les-Durance
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
10
1964-12-01
EL 4
Carhaix-Plouguer
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
267,000
1966-12-01
Siloe
Grenoble
Pool
Decommissioned
35,000
1963-03-18
Nereide
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Pool
Decommissioned
500
1960-09-15
Marius
Saint-Paul-les-Durance
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.40
1960-01-01
Triton
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Pool
Decommissioned
6,500
1959-06-29
Melusine
Grenoble
Pool
Decommissioned
8,000
1958-07-01
EL 3
Saclay
Heavy water
Decommissioned
18,000
1957-01-01
Proserpine
Gif-sur-Yvette
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
0.00
1958-03-17
Alecto
Gif-sur-Yvette
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
0.00
1961-01-01
Peggy
Saint-Paul-les-Durance
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
1.00
1961-06-01
Alizee
Gif-sur-Yvette
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.10
1959-06-18
RNG New Generation Reactor
Saint-Paul-les-Durance
Bwr-prototype
Permanent shutdown
120,000
1975-11-24
PHENIX
Marcoule
Fast breeder
Under decommissioning
563,000
1973-08-31
G-1
Bagnols-sur-Cèze
Graphite pile
Under decommissioning
46,000
1956-01-07
Rachel
Dijon
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.10
1961-04-01
Rubeole
Gif-sur-Yvette
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1959-07-03
Georgia
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IRT-M Tbilisi
Tbilisi
Pool, irt
Decommissioned
8,000
1959-10-01
Germany
AKR II – Ausbildungskernreaktor II, Technische Universität Dresden; rating: 2 W, commissioned 2005
AVR – Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor, Forschungszentrum Jülich; rating: 15 MW, commissioned 1969; closed 1988
BER II – Berliner-Experimentier-Reaktor II, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie; rating: 10 MW, commissioned 1990, closed 2019
FRG-1 (see GKSS Research Center ) – Geesthacht; rating: 5 MW, commissioned 1958, closed 2010
FRM II – Technische Universität München ; rating: 20 MW, commissioned 2004
FRMZ – TRIGA of the University of Mainz , Institute of Nuclear Chemistry; continuous rating: 0.10 MW, pulse rating for 30ms: 250 MW; commissioned 1965
FR2 - Forschungsreaktor 2; rating: 44 MW; commissioned 1957; closed: 1981
SUR-FW "Neutron"; Hochschule Furtwangen University ; type Siemens-Unterrichtsreaktor SUR-100; rating: 0.1 W; commissioned 1973
SUR-S; University of Stuttgart ; type Siemens-Unterrichtsreaktor SUR-100; rating: 0.1 W; commissioned 1964
SUR-U; Ulm University of Applied Sciences ; type Siemens-Unterrichtsreaktor SUR-100; rating: 0.1 W; commissioned 1965
Planned
Wyhl , planned nuclear plant that was never built because of long-time resistance by the local population and environmentalists .
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
FRM II
Garching
Pool
neutron physics
Temporary shutdown
20,000
2004-03-02
-
Technische Universität München
plans to restart in late 2025 after a five-year shutdown due to technical issues, pandemic delays, and legal disputes
FRM
Garching
Pool
neutron physics
Under decommissioning
4,000
1957-10-31
2000-07-28
Technische Universität München
Germany's first research reactor
RFR
Dresden / Rossendorf
Tank wwr
Material testing and research, neutron irradiation
Decommissioned
10,000
1957-12-16
1991
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
SUR Hannover
Hanover
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1971-12-09
Hanover University
BER-II
Berlin
Pool
Basic research with neutron beams, isotope production
Permanent shutdown
10,000
1973-12-09
2019
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
FRMZ
Mainz
Triga Mark Ii
Basic nuclear physics research, study of short-lived radionuclides
Operational
100
1965-08-03
-
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
ANEX
Munich
Crit assembly
Experimental nuclear physics, subcritical assembly for research
Decommissioned
0.10
1964-05-01
Technische Universität München
FRF-1
Frankfurt am Main
Homog
Basic research, neutron irradiation
Decommissioned
50
1958-01-01
1982
University of Frankfurt
SAR
Munich
Argonaut
Training and research, Argonaut-type reactor for education
Decommissioned
1.00
1959-06-01
Siemens
BER-I
Berlin
Homog (L)
Basic research, predecessor to BER-II
Decommissioned
50
1958-07-24
1971
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin
TRIGA HD I
Heidelberg
Triga Mark I
Research and training, medical isotope production
Decommissioned
250
1966-08-01
1977
University of Heidelberg
ZLFR
Zittau
Tank
Training and education, zero-power reactor for teaching
Decommissioned
0.01
1979-05-25
2005
Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences
AKR-2
Dresden
Homog (S)
Training, teaching, and research in nuclear engineering
Operational
0.00
1978-07-28
-
Technical University of Dresden
RAKE
Dresden/Rossendorf
Tank
Critical assembly for research on reactor physics
Decommissioned
0.01
1969-10-03
1991
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
RRR
Dresden/Rossendorf
Argonaut
Research on reactor physics and materials
Decommissioned
1.00
1962-12-16
1991
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
STARK
Karlsruhe
Argonaut
Static critical assembly for reactor physics experiments
Decommissioned
0.01
1963-01-01
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
FRF-2
Frankfurt am Main
Triga conv
Basic research, neutron irradiation
Decommissioned
1,000
1977-10-01
1982
University of Frankfurt
SUR Furtwangen
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Homog (S)
Training and education in radiation measurement and nuclear technology
Operational
0.00
1973-03-28
-
Furtwangen University
KAHTER
Jülich
Crit assembly
Critical assembly for high-temperature reactor research
Decommissioned
0.10
1973-07-02
1988
Forschungszentrum Jülich
KEITER
Jülich
Crit assembly
Critical assembly for reactor physics experiments
Decommissioned
0.00
1971-06-15
1988
Forschungszentrum Jülich
FRH
Hanover
Triga Mark I
Research and training
Decommissioned
250
1973-01-31
University of Hanover
AEG Nullenergie Reaktor
Karlstein am Main
Tank
Zero-power reactor for training and reactor physics experiments
Decommissioned
0.10
1967-06-01
1985
AEG
ADIBKA (L77A)
Jülich
Homog (L)
Adiabatic critical assembly for reactor physics research
Decommissioned
0.10
1967-03-18
1988
Forschungszentrum Jülich
SUR Bremen
Bremen
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1967-10-10
Bremen University
SUR Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1966-03-07
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
SUR Ulm
Ulm
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Operational
0.00
1965-12-01
-
Ulm University of Applied Sciences
SUR Kiel
Kiel
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1966-03-29
Kiel University
SUR Hamburg
Hamburg
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1965-01-06
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
SUR Aachen
Aachen
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1965-09-22
RWTH Aachen University
NS Otto Hahn
Geesthacht
Pwr propulsion
Research on nuclear propulsion for ships
Decommissioned
38,000
1968-08-26
1979
GKSS Research Center
SNEAK
Karlsruhe
Homog (S)
Critical assemblies for fast reactor tests
Decommissioned
0.00
1966-12-01
1995
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
series SNEAK-1 to SNEAK-10
TRIGA HD II
Heidelberg
Triga Mark I
Research and training, medical isotope production
Decommissioned
250
1978-02-28
1999
University of Heidelberg
SUR Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Operational
0.00
1964-04-24
-
University of Stuttgart
FRG-2
Geesthacht
Pool
Material test reactor, irradiation tests for nuclear components
Under decommissioning
15,000
1963-03-15
1993
Helmholtz Centre Hereon
SUR Munich
Munich
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1962-02-01
Technical University of Munich
PR-10 AEG Prüfreaktor
Karlstein am Main
Argonaut
Test reactor for nuclear engineering experiments
Decommissioned
0.18
1961-01-01
1985
AEG
FRJ-1 (MERLIN)
Jülich
Pool, heavy water
Used for material irradiation
Decommissioned
10,000
1962-02-24
1985
Forschungszentrum Jülich
FRJ-2 (DIDO)
Jülich
Heavy water
Prototype for material testing
Under decommissioning
23,000
1962-11-14
1983
Forschungszentrum Jülich
FRG-1
Geesthacht
Pool
Research on nuclear ship propulsion, material research, isotope production
Under decommissioning
5,000
1958-10-23
2010
Helmholtz Centre Hereon
SUR Berlin
Berlin
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1963-07-01
Technical University of Berlin
SUAK
Karlsruhe
Subcrit
Subcritical assembly for reactor physics research
Decommissioned
0.00
1964-11-20
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
SUR Darmstadt
Darmstadt
Homog (S)
Training and education in nuclear technology
Decommissioned
0.00
1963-09-01
Technical University of Darmstadt
SUA
Munich
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1959-06-01
Technical University of Munich
FR-2
Karlsruhe
Tank
Prototype boiling reactor
Under decommissioning
44,000
1961-03-07
1981
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
FRN
Munich
Triga Mark Iii
Isotope generation, beamline experiments in medical/biological research
Under decommissioning
1,000
1972-08-23
1982
Helmholtz Zentrum München
FMRB
Braunschweig
Pool
Research and measurement reactor for neutron experiments
Under decommissioning
1,000
1967-10-03
1995
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Ghana
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
GHARR-1
Accra
Mnsr
Operational
30
1994-12-17
Greece
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Demokritos (GRR-1)
Athens
Pool
Extended shutdown
5,000
1961-07-27
Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research
;[ 19] [ 20]
NTU
Athens
Subcrit
Permanent shutdown
0.10
1970-10-10
GR-B Subcritical Assembly
Thessaloniki
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1971-08-04
Hungary
India
Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) – Trombay
Apsara reactor – Asia's first nuclear reactor. 1 MW, pool type, light water moderated, enriched uranium fuel supplied by France
CIRUS reactor – 40 MW, supplied by Canada, heavy water moderated, uses natural uranium fuel
Dhruva reactor – 100 MW, heavy water moderated, uses natural uranium fuel
Purnima series
Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research (IGCAR ) – Kalpakkam
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
PURNIMA-III
Mumbai
Tank
Decommissioned
0.00
1990-09-11
Apsara
Mumbai
Pool
Decommissioned
1,000
1956-08-04
Apsara-U
Mumbai
Pool
Operational
2,000
2018-09-10
High Flux RR
Visakhapatnam
Pool
Planned
40,000
Critical Facility for AHWR and PHWR
Mumbai
Tank
Operational
0.10
2008-04-07
Dhruva
Mumbai
Heavy water
Operational
100,000
1985-08-08
CIRUS
Mumbai
Heavy water
Permanent shutdown
40,000
1960-07-10
KAMINI
Kalpakkam
U-233 fuelled
Operational
30
1996-10-29
FBTR
Kalpakkam
Fast breeder
Operational
40,000
1985-10-18
PURNIMA-II
Mumbai
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
0.01
1984-05-10
PURNIMA
Mumbai
Fast
Decommissioned
0.00
1972-05-01
ZERLINA
Kalpakkam
Tank
Decommissioned
0.10
1961-01-01
Thermal RR
Visakhapatnam
Pool
Planned
125,000
Indonesia
Iran
Tehran – AMF reactor at Tehran Nuclear Research Center (supplied by USA, 1967)
Isfahan , Nuclear Technology Center (mainly supplied by China[ 21] )
MNSR – 27 kW miniature neutron source reactor
light water subcritical reactor (LWSCR)
heavy water zero power reactor (HWZPR)
graphite subcritical reactor (GSCR)
Arak – IR-40 heavy water-moderated reactor (under construction, planned commissioning 2014)
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
ENTC LWSCR
Isfahan
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1992-01-01
Tehran Research Reactor (TRR)
Tehran
Pool
Operational
5,000
1967-11-01
ENTC HWZPR
Isfahan
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1995-06-01
ENTC MNSR
Isfahan
Mnsr
Operational
30
1994-03-01
ENTC GSCR
Isfahan
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1992-01-01
Iraq
Note: Tamuz-1 and Tamuz-2 are parts of the same French nuclear research complex design, the OSIRIS research complex. All three reactors were located at the same site.[ 23]
[ 24]
Israel
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IRR-1
Yavne
Pool
Operational
5,000
1960-06-16
Soreq Nuclear Research Center
5 MW light water research reactor (supplied by USA, operational 1960)
IRR-2
Yavne
Heavy water
Operational
26,000
1963-12-01
Negev Nuclear Research Center
EL-102 uranium/heavy water research reactor, 50-75 MWt (supplied by France, operational 1964, not under IAEA safeguards )
Italy
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
RSV TAPIRO
Rome
Fast source
Operational
5
1971-04-04
RANA
Rome
Pool
Decommissioned
10
1965-02-15
RB-3
Bologna
Zero power D2O
Decommissioned
0.10
1971-08-09
TRIGA RC-1
Rome
Triga Mark Ii
Operational
1,000
1960-06-11
LENA, TRIGA II PAVIA
Pavia
Triga Mark Ii
Operational
250
1965-11-15
ISPRA-1
Ispra
Heavy water
Permanent shutdown
5,000
1959-03-24
SM-1 Subcritical Assembly
Pavia
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1961-01-01
ROSPO 2
Rome
Pool
Decommissioned
0.20
1963-01-01
Struttura Sottocritica
Padua
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1962-01-01
L-54M
Milan
Homog (L)
Under decommissioning
50
1959-11-20
RB-2
Bologna
Argonaut
Decommissioned
10
1963-05-28
AGN-201 Costanza
Palermo
Homog (S)
Operational
0.02
1960-02-12
RITMO Reactor (RC-4)
Rome
Pool
Decommissioned
0.01
1965-07-08
Galileo Galilei RTS-1
Pisa
Pool
Decommissioned
5,000
1963-04-04
RB-1
Bologna
Crit graphite
Decommissioned
20
1962-07-01
Avogadro RS-1
Saluggia
Pool, mtr
Decommissioned
5,000
1959-09-10
ECO (Orgel Critical Experiment)
Ispra
Crit fast
Under decommissioning
2
1965-11-01
ESSOR Nuclear Plant
Ispra
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
43,000
1967-03-19
Jamaica
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
UWI CNS SLOWPOKE
Mona
SLOWPOKE-2 reactor
Operational
20
1984-03-13
Japan
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
TCA Tank Critical Assembly
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit assembly
Under decommissioning
0.20
1962-08-23
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
FCA
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit fast
Under decommissioning
2
1967-04-29
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
TRACY
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Pulsing
Under decommissioning
10
1995-12-20
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
STACY
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit assembly
Temporary shutdown
0.20
1995-02-23
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
JMTR
Oarai
Tank
Permanent shutdown
50,000
1968-03-30
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Toshiba NCA
Kawasaki
Crit assembly
Temporary shutdown
0.20
1963-12-11
JRR-4
Tokai Mura
Pool
Under decommissioning
3,500
1965-01-28
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
JOYO
Oarai
Fast, Na cooled
Temporary shutdown
140,000
1977-04-24
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
KUR
Osaka
Tank
Operational
5,000
1964-06-25
KUCA
Osaka
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1974-08-06
HTTR
Oarai
High temp gas
Operational
30,000
1998-10-11
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
JRR-3
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Heavy water
Decommissioned
10,000
1962-01-01
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
NSRR
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Triga Acpr
Operational
300
1975-06-30
YAYOI
Tokyo
Fast source
Under decommissioning
2
1971-04-10
DCA
Tokyo
Crit assembly
Under decommissioning
1.00
1969-12-28
JMTRC
NA
Pool
Decommissioned
0.10
1965-10-01
Musashi Reactor
Tokyo
Triga Mark Ii
Under decommissioning
100
1963-01-30
JRR-3M
Tokai
Pool
Operational
20,000
1990-03-22
TTR
Tokyo
Pool
Under decommissioning
100
1962-03-13
HTR
Tokyo
Pool
Under decommissioning
100
1961-12-25
TRIGA-II Rikkyo
Yokosuka
TRIGA Mark II
Under decommissioning
100
1961-12-08
UTR KINKI
Osaka
Argonaut
Operational
0.00
1961-11-11
JRR-2
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Tank
Under decommissioning
10,000
1960-10-01
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
VHTRC
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1985-05-13
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
OCF Ozenji Critical Facility
Kawasaki
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1962-10-01
MCF
Saitama
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.20
1969-08-01
JRR-1
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
60
1957-08-27
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Japan Research Unit No. 1, shut down
SCA
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.20
1966-08-01
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
AHCF
Tōkai, Ibaraki
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1961-01-01
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA)
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IGR
Kurchatov
Graphite, pulse
Operational
0.00
1960-06-01
National Nuclear Center, Semipalatinsk Test Site
(Impulse Graphite Reactor)
WWR-K Almaty
Almaty
Pool
Operational
6,000
1967-10-22
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center
VVR-K – 10 MWe reactor[citation needed ]
RA
Kurchatov
Tank
Permanent shutdown
500
1987-01-01
National Nuclear Center, Semipalatinsk Test Site
zirconium hydride moderated reactor (dismantled)
IVG.1M
Kurchatov
Pwr
Operational
35,000
1972-09-19
National Nuclear Center, Semipalatinsk Test Site
WWR-K CF
Almaty
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1972-12-01
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear Center
Latvia
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
SRR Salaspils Research Reactor
Salaspils
Pool
Under decommissioning
5,000
1961-09-26
Salaspils , Nuclear Research Center
RKS-25
Salaspils
Pool
Permanent shutdown
0.03
1966-09-15
Salaspils , Nuclear Research Center
Libya
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IRT-1
Tajoura
Pool, irt
Temporary shutdown
10,000
1981-08-28
Tajura Nuclear Research Center, REWDRC
(see [1] ) – 10 MW research reactor (supplied by the USSR )
TNRC Critical Facility
Tajoura
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
MA-R1
Rabat
TRIGA Mark II
Operational
2,000
2007-05-02
Netherlands
Nigeria
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
NIRR-1
Zaria
Mnsr
Operational
30
2004-02-03
Multipurpose Research Reactor
Abuja
Pool
Operational
10,000
2010-06-15
North Korea
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal Power [kW]
Operation Date
Closure Date
Owner and Operator
Notes
IRT-2000
Yongbyon
Heavy-water moderated research reactor
Operating
8,000
1965
(supplied by USSR, 1965), 8 MW (2 MW 1965–1974, 4 MW 1974–1986), Not under IAEA safeguards
Yongbyon 1
Yongbyon
Magnox
Shut down
5,000
1987
2007
5 MWe Magnox reactor, provides power and district heating (active 1987–1994, reactivated 2003, and shut-down in July 2007), Not under IAEA safeguards
Norway
Pakistan
Under IAEA safeguards
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
PARR-2
Islamabad
Mnsr
Operational
30
1989-11-02
PINSTECH
PARR I
Islamabad
Pool
Operational
10,000
1965-12-21
PINSTECH
Not under IAEA safeguards
Reactor
Type
MW
Location
Status
Khushab-I
HWR
Classified. Estimated: 50-70.
Khushab
Operational since 1998
Khushab-II
HWR
Classified
Khushab
Operational since 2010
Khushab-III
HWR
Classified
Khushab
Under construction
Khushab-IV
HWR
Classified
Khushab
Under construction[ 48]
Panama
Peru
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
RP-10
Lima
Pool
Operational
10,000
1988-11-30
10 MW pool-type material test reactor, located in Huarangal built by Argentine INVAP. First criticality in 1989.[ 49]
RP-0
Lima
Crit assembly
Operational
0.00
1978-07-20
1 W critical assembly, located in Lima , built by Argentine INVAP . First criticality in 1978.[ 46]
Philippines
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
PRR-1
Quezon City
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
3 MW TRIGA -converted reactor, Quezon City . Managed by the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (formerly Philippine Atomic Energy Commission). 1st criticality in August 1963, reactor conversion in March 1984, criticality after conversion in April 1988, shut down since 1988 for pool repairs, on extended shutdown at present.
Poland
Ewa reactor - 10 MW VVR-SM research reactor (dismantled in 1995)
Maria reactor - 30 MW research reactor
Anna reactor - 10 kW research reactor (dismantled)
Agata reactor - 10 W zero-power research reactor (dismantled)
Maryla reactor - 100 W zero-power research reactor (dismantled)
UR-100 reactor - 100 kW training reactor (dismantled)
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
MARIA
Otwock
Pool
Operational
30,000
1974-12-18
National Center for Nuclear Research
HELENA
Otwock
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1963-09-02
AGATA
Otwock
Pool
Decommissioned
0.10
1973-05-05
PANNA
Otwock
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1963-01-01
MARYLA
Otwock
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1963-12-29
EWA
Otwock
Tank wwr
Under decommissioning
10,000
1958-06-14
Portugal
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
RPI
Lisbon
Pool
Permanent shutdown
1,000
1961-04-25
Instituto Tecnológico e Nuclear
Puerto Rico
Romania
Institute for Nuclear Research, Mioveni , 110 km northwest of Bucharest - TRIGA reactor (capable consisting of either a 500 kW pulse ACPR core, or a 14 MW steady state core)
National Institute for Research and Isotopic Separation, Govora , 170 km west of Bucharest - no research reactors, but instead devoted to heavy water production
National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, IFIN-HH , Mǎgurele, 5 km southwest of Bucharest - a 2 MW VVR-S research reactor (shut down in April 2002, with decommissioning/dismantling started in 2013)
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
TRIGA II Pitești - SS Core
Pitești
Triga Ddal core
Operational
14,000
1980-02-02
TRIGA II Pitești - Pulsed
Pitești
Triga dual core
Operational
500
1980-02-02
HELEN
Bucharest
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1969-01-01
VVR-S Bucharest
Bucharest
Tank wwr
Under decommissioning
2,000
1957-07-01
RP-01
Bucharest
Tank
Decommissioned
0.00
1976-02-01
Russia
A total of 98 nuclear research facilities, including:[ 50]
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Stend-7
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.70
1979-01-01
FS-2
Moscow
Subcrit
Permanent shutdown
0.20
1972-10-17
WWR-M
Gatchina
Tank wwr
Extended shutdown
18,000
1959-12-29
PIK Physical Model
Gatchina
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1983-12-26
PIK
Saint Petersburg
Tank
Under construction
100,000
BFS-1
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Operational
0.20
1962-02-20
659-L
Nizhny Novgorod
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1979-01-01
Stend-6
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.05
1968-01-01
Stend-3
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
2
1967-01-01
Stend-2
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
2
1969-01-01
Stend-1
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
2
1966-01-01
SGO
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1969-01-01
RF-GS
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1962-01-01
COBRA
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.30
1970-01-01
BR-1
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.05
1965-01-01
AMBF-2
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1984-11-22
STRELA
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.02
1968-08-14
BFS-2
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Operational
1.00
1969-09-30
BARS-6
Obninsk
Prompt burst
Operational
10
1994-12-30
FG-5
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1967-01-01
27/VT
Obninsk
Fast, power
Under decommissioning
70,000
1959-01-01
TOPAZ
Obninsk
Space test
Decommissioned
150
1966-01-01
BR-10
Obninsk
Loop type
Permanent shutdown
8,000
1958-06-01
Stend-5
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Operational
0.30
1967-04-20
IIN-3M
Moscow
Prompt burst
Decommissioned
0.00
1972-01-01
TOPAZ-II (YENISEY)
Moscow
Space test
Decommissioned
135
1967-01-01
Stend-4
Electrostal
Crit assembly
Operational
0.03
1967-04-20
AM-1
Obninsk
Graphite
Under decommissioning
10,000
1954-06-15
BARS-3M
Moscow
Prompt burst
Decommissioned
0.00
1988-01-01
27/VM
Obninsk
Pwr power
Under decommissioning
70,000
1956-03-01
659
Nizhny Novgorod
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1963-06-15
1125
Nizhny Novgorod
Crit assembly
Operational
0.60
1975-11-17
TIBR-1M
Moscow
Prompt burst
Decommissioned
0.00
1976-01-01
IFR (IBR-1)
Moscow
Fast
Decommissioned
6
1960-06-01
IBR-30
Dubna
Fast, pulsed
Decommissioned
25
1969-01-01
BARS-2
Moscow
Prompt burst
Decommissioned
0.00
1971-01-01
IR-50
Moscow
Pool
Permanent shutdown
50
1961-02-20
WWR-TS
Obninsk
Tank wwr
Operational
15,000
1964-11-04
IBR-2M
Dubna
Fast, pulsed
Operational
2,000
1978-12-15
BARS-4
Moscow
Prompt burst
Temporary shutdown
10
1980-06-03
IRV-2M
Moscow
Pool
Under construction
4,000
1974-12-28
SM-3
Dimitrovgrad
Pressure vessel
Operational
100,000
1961-01-10
Gidra (Hydra)
Moscow
Homog (L)
Operational
10
1971-11-24
Argus
Moscow
Homog (L)
Operational
20
1981-11-02
IKAR-S
Sarov
Crit graphite
Operational
0.10
2008-12-01
BIGR
Sarov
Fast, pulsed
Operational
500
1977-03-31
GIR-2
Sarov
Fast, pulsed
Operational
1.00
1993-04-12
FKBN-2
Snezhinsk
Crit fast
Operational
0.10
2000-01-01
FKBN-2M
Sarov
Crit fast
Operational
0.00
2001-03-02
IRT-2000
Moscow
Tank
Decommissioned
2,000
1957-11-23
BR-1M
Sarov
Fast, pulsed
Operational
5
1979-01-01
IRT-MEPhI
Moscow
Pool, irt
Extended shutdown
2,500
1967-05-26
BR-K1
Sarov
Fast, pulsed
Operational
10
1995-11-30
IVV-2M
Zarechniy
Pool
Operational
15,000
1966-04-23
MBIR
Dimitrovgrad
Fast, power
Under construction
150,000
Stend T-2
Obninsk
Space test
Decommissioned
0.00
1970-01-01
VRL-03
Moscow
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1961-01-01
VRL-02
Moscow
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1959-01-01
S111
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1120
Nizhny Novgorod
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1975-01-01
MER
Saint Petersburg
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.20
1970-01-01
G-1
Saint Petersburg
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.20
1964-01-01
FM SM-3
Dimitrovgrad
Crit assembly
Operational
0.02
1970-01-01
FM MIR.M1
Dimitrovgrad
Crit assembly
Operational
0.01
1966-10-30
Narciss-M2
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.01
1983-08-23
SK Physical
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.60
2000-04-18
Efir-2M
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1973-01-01
Delta
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1985-04-24
P
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.20
1987-07-17
FM MR
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1971-01-01
Grog
Moscow
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.10
1981-01-01
B-1000
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.20
1986-09-03
Kvant
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
1.00
1990-01-01
Astra
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1981-08-05
SF-7
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1975-03-12
SF-3
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1979-01-01
SF-5
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1972-01-01
SF-1
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1972-05-19
Mayak
Moscow
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1967-01-01
RBMK
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.03
1982-01-06
UG
Moscow
Crit assembly
Permanent shutdown
0.10
1965-12-18
MATR-2
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Under decommissioning
0.40
1963-08-02
FS-1M
Obninsk
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.20
1970-03-03
MAKET
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1976-12-30
Argus-2
Moscow
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
50
U-3
Saint Petersburg
Pool
Operational
50
1964-12-13
Arbus (AST-1)
Dimitrovgrad
Tank
Decommissioned
12,000
1963-01-01
VK-50
Dimitrovgrad
Bwr-prototype
Operational
200,000
1964-12-15
Gamma
Moscow
Tank
Under decommissioning
150
1981-12-30
FBR-L fast burst-laser
Chelyabinsk
Fast burst
Operational
5
1981-03-31
YAGUAR (NHUAR)
Chelyabinsk
Homog pul
Operational
4
1988-12-31
IGRIK, pulsed homog
Chelyabinsk
Homog
Operational
30
1975-03-15
BARS-5 (FNRS)
Snezhinsk
Fast burst
Operational
10
1986-01-01
RG-1M
Norilsk
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1970-04-15
BOR-60
Dimitrovgrad
Fast breeder
Operational
60,000
1968-12-30
F-1
Moscow
Graphite pile
Permanent shutdown
24
1946-12-25
RBT-6
Dimitrovgrad
Pool
Operational
6,000
1975-09-24
RBT-10/2
Dimitrovgrad
Pool
Operational
7,000
1983-11-24
IRT-T
Tomsk
Pool, irt
Operational
6,000
1967-07-22
Romashka
Moscow
Space test
Decommissioned
40
1964-08-01
MR
Moscow
Tank
Under decommissioning
50,000
1963-12-01
SBR-2
Obninsk
Fast, Hg cooled
Decommissioned
150
1957-03-01
RPT
Moscow
Graphite
Decommissioned
20,000
1952-04-01
OR-M
Moscow
Tank wwr
Operational
300
1988-05-20
TVR
Moscow
Tank
Under decommissioning
2,500
1949-01-01
VVR-2
Moscow
Tank
Decommissioned
3,000
1954-01-01
VIR-2M
Sarov
Homog pul
Operational
25
1980-04-24
VIR-2
Sarov
Homog pul
Decommissioned
25
1965-01-01
BR-5
Obninsk
Fast, Na cooled
Decommissioned
5,000
1958-01-01
BR-2
Obninsk
Fast
Decommissioned
100
1956-01-01
MIR.M1
Dimitrovgrad
Pool/channels
Operational
100,000
1966-12-24
IR-8
Moscow
Pool, irt
Operational
8,000
1981-08-12
UVPSh
Moscow
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1964-03-18
UG Subcritical
Moscow
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1955-04-20
UV
Moscow
Subcrit
Operational
0.00
1980-12-04
RBT-10/1
Dimitrovgrad
Pool
Decommissioned
10,000
1983-12-01
UG Rig
Elektrostal
Crit graphite
Decommissioned
0.03
1967-04-20
VVER
Moscow
Subcrit
Extended shutdown
0.00
1974-04-06
UV-1
Moscow
Subcrit
Extended shutdown
0.00
1983-10-25
UV-2
Moscow
Subcrit
Extended shutdown
0.00
1972-11-04
Aksamit
Moscow
Crit assembly
Operational
0.00
2002-02-25
R-1
Saint Petersburg
Subcrit
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1991-08-19
SO-2M
Moscow
Subcrit
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1975-01-01
7KVD
Podolsk
Subcrit
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1979-12-07
Saudi Arabia
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
LPRR
Riyadh
Pool
Under construction
30
Serbia
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
RB
Belgrade
Heavy water
Temporary shutdown
0.00
1958-04-29
Vinča Nuclear Institute , Vinča
At the beginning, the RB reactor was designed and constructed as an unreflected zero power heavy water - natural uranium critical assembly. First criticality was reached in April 1958. Later, the 2% enriched metal uranium fuel and 80% enriched UO2 fuel were obtained and used in the reactor core. Modifications of the reactor control, safety and dosimetry systems (1960, 1976, 1988) converted the RB critical assembly to a flexible heavy water reflected experimental reactor with 1 W nominal power, operable up to 50 W. Several coupled fast-thermal systems were designed and constructed at RB reactor in the early 1990s, for research in fast reactors physics.
RA
Vinča
Heavy water
Decommissioned
6,500
1959-12-28
2002
Vinča Nuclear Institute , Vinča
6.5 MW heavy water moderated and cooled research reactor
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Nuclear research reactors in South Korea
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
KRR-1
Seoul
TRIGA Mark II
Decommissioned
250
1962-03-19
KAERI
Research Reactor,100 kW, built 1962 (decommissioned)[ 52]
KRR-2
Seoul
TRIGA Mark III
Decommissioned
2,000
1972-04-10
KAERI
Research reactor, 2MW, built 1972 (decommissioned)[ 52]
AGN-201K
Yongin
Homog (S)
Operational
0.01
1982-12-04
Kyung Hee University
Aerojet General Nucleonics Model 201 research reactor, 0.01 kW commissioned 1982[ 53]
HANARO
Daejeon
Pool
Operational
30,000
1995-02-08
KAERI
MAPLE class reactor
KJRR
Busan
Pool
Planned
15,000
KAERI
Spain
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
CORAL-I
Madrid
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.05
1968-03-28
ARBI Reactor
Bilbao
Argonaut
Decommissioned
10
1962-06-26
Argos Research Reactor
Barcelona
Argonaut
Decommissioned
1.00
1961-06-01
1992
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Argos
JEN-1 Mod
Madrid
Pool
Decommissioned
3,000
1958-10-09
Sweden
Nuclear research reactors in Sweden
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
R1
Stockholm
Pool
Research
Decommissioned
600
1954-07-13
1970
KTH
R-2
Nyköping
Tank
Research, production of isotopes for industry
Under decommissioning
50,000
1960-05-04
2005
Studsvik
R2-0
Nyköping
Pool
Research, production of isotopes for industry
Under decommissioning
1,000
1960-06-20
Never completed
Studsvik
Ågestaverket (R-3)
Farsta , Stockholm
Pool
District heating
Under decommissioning
80,000
1963
1973
Vattenfall AB ,Barsebäck Kraft AB
R-4
Marviken , Norrköping
Research, plutonium production
Never completed, abandoned in 1970
FR-0
Nyköping
Crit fast
Research
Decommissioned
0.01
1964-02-01
1971
Studsvik
Zero-power fast reactor
KRITZ
Nyköping
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1969-10-01
Studsvik
Switzerland
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
AGN 211 P
Basel
Homog (S)
Decommissioned
2
1959-08-01
CROCUS
Lausanne
Crit assembly
Operational
0.10
1983-07-13
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Null-power light water reactor. In operation.
PROTEUS
Villigen
Crit assembly
Under decommissioning
1.00
1968-01-01
2012
Paul Scherrer Institut
Null-power reconfigurable reactor (graphite moderator/reflector).
DIORIT
Zürich
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
30,000
1960-10-10
1977
Paul Scherrer Institut
AGN-201P
Geneva
Homog (S)
Decommissioned
0.00
1958-06-01
2020
University of Basel
Research reactor, in operation since 1958 (demonstrated at the Expo 58 in Brussels), since 1959 at the University of Basel . Decommissioned in 2020.[ 54]
SAPHIR
Würenlingen
Pool
Decommissioned
10,000
1957-04-30
1993
Paul Scherrer Institut
Lucens
Lucens , Vaud
Heavy-water moderated, carbon dioxide gas-cooled.
Pilot nuclear power plant
Decommissioned
30,000
10 May 1968
3 March 1969
Nationale Gesellschaft zur Förderung der industriellen Atomtechnik Energie Ouest Suisse
Prototype power reactor (GCHWR) 30 MWh/6 MWe. Shut down in 1969 after accident. Site decommissioned.
Syria
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
SRR-1
Damascus
MNSR
Operational
30
1996-03-04
Taiwan
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
THAR
Hsinchu
Argonaut
Decommissioned
10
1974-04-20
THOR
Hsinchu
Triga conv
Operational
2,000
1961-04-13
[ 55]
THMER
Hsinchu
Mobile Edu.
Decommissioned
0.00
1975-11-19
TRR
Taoyuan
Heavy water
Decommissioned
40,000
1973-01-03
WBRL
Taoyuan
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
100
1983-02-23
ZPRL
Taoyuan City
Pool
Permanent shutdown
30
1971-02-02
Tajikistan
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Argus-FTI
Dushanbe
Homog (L)
Under construction
50
Thailand
Turkey
Fuel pilot plants
TRD Fuel Pilot Plant (Turkish Atomic Energy Authority)
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
ZEUS
Didcot
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.10
1955-12-22
ZEPHYR
Didcot
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.00
1954-02-01
Dounreay Zero Energy ZETR
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1957-08-13
ERIC
Aldermaston
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.00
1952-01-01
Waterfall
Aldermaston
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.00
1954-01-01
Atlas
Aldermaston
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1952-01-01
VIPER
Aldermaston
Fast burst
Permanent shutdown
0.50
1967-05-26
Atomic Weapons Establishment
BERKELEY Zero Energy
Berkeley
Graphite
Decommissioned
1.00
1966-04-14
BEPO
Didcot
Graphite, air
Under decommissioning
6,500
1962-01-01
1968
LIDO
Didcot
Pool
Decommissioned
300
1956-09-01
1974
HAZEL
Didcot
Homog (L)
Decommissioned
0.00
1957-01-01
DAPHNE
Didcot
Heavy water
Decommissioned
0.10
1962-01-01
ZENITH II
Winfrith , Dorchester
Graphite
Decommissioned
1.00
1972-03-01
ZENITH I
Winfrith , Dorchester
Graphite CO2
Decommissioned
0.50
1959-12-01
JUNO
Winfrith , Dorchester
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1964-03-01
HERO
Seascale
Graphite AGR
Decommissioned
3
1962-06-01
Windscale AGR (WAGR)
Seascale
Graphite AGR
Decommissioned
120,000
1962-08-09
1982
Dragon
Winfrith , Dorchester
He cooled
Under decommissioning
20,000
1964-01-01
Dounreay MTR
Thurso
Heavy water
Decommissioned
22,500
1958-05-01
1969
MERLIN
Aldermaston
Pool
Decommissioned
5,000
1959-07-01
HORACE
Aldermaston
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1958-05-01
DIMPLE
Winfrith , Dorchester
Pool
Decommissioned
0.10
1962-01-01
ICI TRIGA Reactor
Billingham
TRIGA Mark I
Decommissioned
250
1971-08-01
1988
ICI Physics and Radioisotopes Dept of ICI R&D (later to become Tracerco)
Universities Research Reactor
Risley, Warrington
Argonaut
Decommissioned
300
1964-07-07
1991
Shut down 1991, decommissioned, land released 1996
CONSORT reactor Imperial College
London
Pool
Decommissioned
100
1965-09-04
2012
Imperial College , Silwood Park campus
Began operation in 1965, shut down in 2012, fuel removed in 2014. Fully decommissioned by 2022.[ 56]
UTR-300
East Kilbride , Glasgow
Argonaut
Decommissioned
300
1963-06-01
1995
Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre (100 kW Argonaut class reactor deactivated 1995, fully dismantled 2003)
VERA Nuclear Assembly
Aldermaston
Crit fast
Decommissioned
0.10
1961-01-01
VULCAN
Thurso
Pwr
Permanent shutdown
0.00
1961-01-01
Neptune
Raynesway , Derby
Pool
Operational
0.30
1963-01-03
Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd
HECTOR
Winfrith , Dorchester
Zero power htd
Decommissioned
0.10
1963-03-01
HERALD
Aldermaston
Pool
Decommissioned
5,000
1960-10-10
NESTOR
Didcot
Argonaut
Decommissioned
30
1961-01-01
ZEBRA
Winfrith , Dorchester
Crit fast
Decommissioned
1.00
1962-12-01
JASON
Greenwich , London
Argonaut
Decommissioned
10
1959-09-30
1999
Dounreay Fast Reactor
Thurso
Fast breeder reactor
Under decommissioning
65,000
1959-11-01
1977
PLUTO
Harwell
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
26,000
1957-10-25
1990
Harwell AERE
DIDO
Harwell
Heavy water
Under decommissioning
26,000
1956-11-07
1990
Harwell AERE
GLEEP
Harwell
Graphite
Decommissioned
50
1947-08-18
1990
Harwell AERE
Toad
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1960-07-01
Panther
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.01
1961-01-01
Puma
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.00
1960-11-01
Phoenix
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1960-07-01
Sirius
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
0.10
1961-05-01
Tessie
Thurso
Crit assembly
Decommissioned
5
1959-11-01
QMC Subcritical Assembly
Stratford Marsh, London
Subcrit
Decommissioned
0.00
1959-03-01
Queen Mary College
QMC UTR-B
Stratford Marsh, London
Argonaut
Decommissioned
100
1968-06-10
1982
Queen Mary College
HECTOR
NA
Graphite CO2
Decommissioned
0.10
1963-03-10
PILE 1
Sellafield
1957
Sellafield was previously named Windscale until 1971. Shut down 1957 after Windscale fire .
PILE 2
Sellafield
1957
Sellafield was previously named Windscale until 1971.
United States
Army Nuclear Power Program
United States Naval reactors
Research reactors
United States Federal Government non-plutonium production research reactors
Name
Location
Reactor type
Purpose
Status
Capacity (kW)
Construction start date
Operation date
Closure
Operator and owner
SEFOR (Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor), Arkansas
Arkansas
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SL-1
INL
Stationary power supply demonstration
Decommissioned; destroyed by explosion January 3, 1961
United States Army
AFSR [ 66]
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
ARMF-I
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
ARMF-II
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Advanced Test Reactor (ATR)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
Advanced Test Reactor Critical (ATRC)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
A1W-A
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
A1W-B
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
BORAX-I
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned; intentionally exploded[ 67]
BORAX-II
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 68]
BORAX-III
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 69]
BORAX-IV
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 70]
BORAX-V
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 71]
CET
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
CFRMF
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
CP-1 (moved and renamed CP-2)
University of Chicago
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 72] [ 73]
CP-3
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 74]
CP-5
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 75]
1979
CRCE
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Experimental Breeder Reactor I (originally CP-4)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Museum[ 76]
Experimental Breeder Reactor II
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 77]
Experimental Boiling Water Reactor
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 78]
Experimental Test Reactor
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
EBOR
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Never operated
ECOR
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Never operated
ETRC
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
FRAN
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Gas Cooled Reactor Experiment
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 1
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 2
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Heat Transfer Reactor Experiment 3
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
HOTCE
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Integral Fast Reactor (IFR)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Never operated[ 79] [ 80]
JANUS reactor
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 81]
1992
JUGGERNAUT
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 82]
Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
LOFT
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
ML-1
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
United States Army
MTR [ 83]
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 84]
NRAD
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
OMRE
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
PBF
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
RMF
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SCRCE
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SNAPTRAN-1
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SNAPTRAN-2
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SNAPTRAN-3
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SPERT-I
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SPERT-II
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SPERT-III
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SPERT-IV
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
SUSIE
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
S1W/STR
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 85]
S5G
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
ZPR-7
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 86]
THRITS
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
Zero Power Physics Reactor (ZPPR)(formerly Zero Power Plutonium Reactor)
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 87] [ 88]
ZPR-III
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 89]
ZPR-6
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 90]
1982
ZPR-9
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned[ 91]
1981
603-A
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
710
INL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
High Flux Beam Reactor
BNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1999
Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor
BNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
2000
Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor
BNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1968
Fast Flux Test Facility
Hanford Site
Research, development, and experiments
Core Drilled
UHTREX
LANL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Omega West
LANL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Clementine
LANL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
BREN Tower
Nevada Test Site
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Demonstration Using Flattop Fission (DUFF)
Nevada Test Site
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
2012
2012
X-10 Graphite Reactor
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1943
1963
Homogeneous Reactor Experiment (HRE)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1952
1954
Homogeneous Reactor Test (HRT)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1957
1961
Aircraft Reactor Experiment (ARE)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1954
1955
Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1965
1969
Health Physics Research Reactor (HPRR)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1963
1987
Low-Intensity Test Reactor (LITR)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1950
1968
Bulk Shielding Reactor (BSR)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1950
1987
Geneva Conference Reactor
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1955
1955
Tower Shielding Reactor -I (TSR-I)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1954
1958
Tower Shielding Reactor -II (TSR-II)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1958
1982
Oak Ridge Research Reactor (ORR)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1958
1987
High Flux Isotope Reactor
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
1965
Pool Critical Assembly
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1958
1987
Experimental Gas Cooled Reactor (EGCR)
ORNL
Research, development, and experiments
Constructed but never operated; project cancelled in 1966
HWCTR - Heavy Water Components Test Reactor
SRS
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
Sodium Reactor Experiment
Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned
1964
SNAP-10A
Santa Susana Field Laboratory
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned; in low Earth orbit
Annular Core Research Reactor
Sandia National Laboratories
Research, development, and experiments
Yes[ 92]
TRIGA Mark F
Bethesda, Maryland
Pool
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
1000
1962
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute
NIST reactor
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Tank type, heavy water moderated
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
20000
1967
National Institute of Standards and Technology
TRIGA Mark I
Denver, Colorado
Pool
Research, development, and experiments
Yes
1000
1969
U.S. Geological Survey
TRIGA Mark I
Omaha, Nebraska
Pool
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned; possession-only license
1959
2001
U.S. Veterans Administration
NASA reactors (2 reactors at site)
Sandusky, Ohio
Research, development, and experiments
Decommissioned; under decommission orders or license amendments
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NS Savannah
James River Reserve Fleet , Virginia
Marine propulsion demonstration and goodwill visits
Decommissioned; possession-only license
Atomic Energy Commission , Maritime Administration (MARAD), and Department of Commerce
Civilian (private and university) research and test reactors licensed to operate
Operator
Location
Reactor
Power (MW)
Years operational
Aerotest Operations Inc.
San Ramon, California
TRIGA Mark I
0.25
1965 -
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah
Atomics International L77
0.00001
1967-1992[ 93]
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
AGN-201 #109
0.0000001
1957[ 94] - 1976[ 95]
Dow Chemical Company
Midland, Michigan
TRIGA Mark I
0.3
1967 -
General Electric Company
Sunol, California
Nuclear Test
0.1
1957 -
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho
AGN-201 #103
0.000005
1967 -
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Experimental, instructional
0.003
1959-1998[ 96]
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
TRIGA Mark II
1.25
1962 -
Kodak
Rochester, New York
Californium Neutron Flux Multiplier
5.8
1975 - 2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tank Type HWR Reflected (MITR-II )
6
1958 -
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri
Pool (MSTR )
0.2
1961 -
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Pulstar
1
(earlier reactors dating to 1953) 1973 -
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Pool (modified Lockheed)[ 97]
0.5
1961 -
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
TRIGA Mark II (OSTR )
1.1
1967 -
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
TRIGA BNR reactor
1.1
1955 -
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Lockheed (PUR-1 )
0.001
1962 -
Reed College
Portland, Oregon
TRIGA Mark I (RRR )
0.25
1968 -
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Schenectady, New York
Reactor critical facility[ 98] [ 99]
0.000015
1965-
Rhode Island Atomic Energy Commission / University of Rhode Island
Narragansett, Rhode Island
GE pool
2
1964 -
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
AGN-201M #106 - TRIGA Mark I (two reactors )
1.000005 (2 reactors)
1957 - , 1962 -
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
TRIGA Mark I
0.11
1958–2010
University of California-Davis
Sacramento, California
TRIGA Mark II, McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center
2.3
1998 -
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California
TRIGA Mark I
0.25
1969 -
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Argonaut (UFTR )
0.1
1959 -
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
TRIGA Mark I
0.25
1960 -
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Pool (UMLRR )
1
1975 -
University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri
General Electric tank type MURR
10 (expanding to 30 with NextGen MURR[ 100] )
1966 -
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
AGN-201M #112
0.000005
1966 -
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
TRIGA Mark II
1.1
1992 -
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
TRIGA Mark I
0.1
1975 -
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
TRIGA Mark I
1
1961 -
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington
TRIGA conversion (WSUR )
1
1961 -
Research and test reactors under decommission orders or license amendments are authorized to decontaminate and dismantle their facility to prepare for final survey and license termination. Research and test reactors with possession-only licenses are not authorized to operate the reactor, only to possess the nuclear material on-hand. They are permanently shut down.
Operator
Location
Reactor
Power
Status
General Atomics (2 reactors at site)
San Diego, California
Under decommission order(s) or license amendment(s)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech Research Reactor : heavy water moderated and cooled[ 101]
5 MW
Shut down and defueled due to safety concerns related to nearby 1996 Summer Olympics events.[ 102] Decommissioning announcement July 1, 1997,[ 103] reactor building remnants removed as of 2015.[ 104]
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Urbana, Illinois
Under decommission order(s) or license amendment(s)
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Under decommission order(s) or license amendment(s)
General Electric Company (3 reactors at site; two research and test reactors and one power reactor)
Sunol, California
Possession-only license(s)
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Retired in 1994. Possession-only license(s).
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, Massachusetts
Possession-only license(s)
Westinghouse
Waltz Mill Site; Madison, PA
TR-2 ; also known as the Westinghouse Test Reactor or Westinghouse Testing Reactor (WTR)
Decommissioned
Uruguay
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
RU-1
Montevideo
Pool
Decommissioned
10
1978-04-20
URR reactor - A small pool-type research reactor placed in Centro de Investigaciones Nucleares (CIN). In operation since the early 1970s up until 1997 when it was dismantled and returned to United States[ 105] [ 106] due to a 1997 law against use of nuclear energy in Uruguay .[ 107]
Uzbekistan
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
IIN-3M
Tashkent
Homog pul
Decommissioned
20
1975-12-01
WWR-SM Tashkent
Tashkent
Tank wwr
Operational
10,000
1959-09-10
[ 108]
Venezuela
Vietnam
Name
Location
Type
Purpose
Status
Thermal power [kW]
Operation date
Closure date
Owner and operator
Notes
Dalat Research Reactor
Da Lat
Pool TRIGA Mark II
Operational
500
1963-02-26
(supplied by USA 1963, shut down 1975, reactivated by USSR 1984)
Multipurpose Research Reactor
Da Lat
Pool, irt
Planned
15,000
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