Portugal · Lisbon · 38.725, -9.150 (approximate location)

RPI

RPI, a research reactor (pool) in Lisbon, Portugal, with 1 MW of thermal power, operated by Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST). Shut down, first critical in 1961.

48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, neutron radiography, teaching and training.

Country

Portugal

City

Lisbon

Type

Pool

Thermal power

1 MW

Operator

Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST)

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1961

Purpose

Isotope production, neutron radiography, teaching, training, activation analysis, geochronology

See also: How research reactors work