Canada · Toronto, ON · 43.653, -79.382 (approximate location)

SLOWPOKE-2, Toronto

SLOWPOKE-2, Toronto, a research reactor (tank) in Toronto, ON, Canada, with 20 kW of thermal power, operated by University of Toronto. Decommissioned, first critical in 1971.

It was one of the 18 research reactors Canada has had; 4 remain in operation today. It went critical 26 years after the first research reactor in Canada, ZEEP (1945). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries.

Country

Canada

City

Toronto, ON

Type

Tank

Thermal power

20 kW

Operator

University of Toronto

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1971

See also: every research reactor in Canada · How research reactors work