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SLOWPOKE, Alberta

SLOWPOKE, Alberta, a research reactor (tank) in Edmonton, Canada, with 20 kW of thermal power, operated by Faculty of Pharmacy. Decommissioned, first critical in 1977.

It was one of the 18 research reactors Canada has had; 4 remain in operation today. It went critical 32 years after the first research reactor in Canada, ZEEP (1945). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, teaching and activation analysis.

Country

Canada

City

Edmonton

Type

Tank

Thermal power

20 kW

Operator

Faculty of Pharmacy

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1977

Purpose

Isotope production, teaching, activation analysis

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