United States · San Luis Obispo, CA · 35.264, -120.662 (approximate location)

AGN-201 Cal Poly State Univ

AGN-201 Cal Poly State Univ, a research reactor (homogeneous) in San Luis Obispo, CA, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by California Polytechnic State University. Decommissioned, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 31 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

United States

City

San Luis Obispo, CA

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

California Polytechnic State University

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1973

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

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