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PM-3A NNPU "Nukey Poo"

PM-3A NNPU "Nukey Poo", a research reactor (other) in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, with 1.8 MW of thermal power, operated by US Navy. Shut down, first critical in 1962.

Country

Antarctica

City

McMurdo Station

Type

Other

Thermal power

1.8 MW

Operator

US Navy

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Power reactor

See also: How research reactors work