Mexico · Mexico City · 19.433, -99.133 (approximate location)

Nuclear Chicago Mod 9000

Nuclear Chicago Mod 9000, a research reactor (subcritical assembly) in Mexico City, Mexico, operated by Instituto Politecnico Nacional. Operating, first critical in 1969.

It is one of the 2 research reactors operating in Mexico, all of them zero-power assemblies. It was among the first research reactors in Mexico, going critical in 1969 alongside one other, and is still operating 57 years later. It is one of 20 subcritical assemblies operating worldwide, spread across 13 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

Mexico

City

Mexico City

Type

Subcritical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Instituto Politecnico Nacional

Status

Operating

First criticality

1969

Purpose

Teaching, training

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