United States · Idaho Falls, ID · 43.494, -112.006 (approximate location)

630-A Marine Propulsion

630-A Marine Propulsion, a research reactor (other) in Idaho Falls, ID, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by General Electric Company. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 20 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). Its declared uses include training.

Country

United States

City

Idaho Falls, ID

Type

Other

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

General Electric Company

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Training

See also: every research reactor in United States · How research reactors work