Jamaica · Kingston · 18.011, -76.734

UWI CNS SLOWPOKE

UWI CNS SLOWPOKE, a research reactor (tank) in Kingston, Jamaica, with 20 kW of thermal power, operated by International Centre For Environmental & Nuclear Sciences. Operating, first critical in 1984.

It is the only research reactor in Jamaica. It is one of 36 tank-type reactors operating worldwide, spread across 23 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis. It has been 42 years since its first criticality.

Country

Jamaica

City

Kingston

Type

Tank

Thermal power

20 kW

Operator

International Centre For Environmental & Nuclear Sciences

Status

Operating

First criticality

1984

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

See also: How research reactors work