United States · Washington, D.C. · 38.895, -77.037 (approximate location)

AGN-201 Catholic Univ

AGN-201 Catholic Univ, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Washington, D.C., United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Catholic University of America. Decommissioned, first critical in 1957.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 15 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 and training.

Country

United States

City

Washington, D.C.

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Catholic University of America

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1957

Purpose

Teaching, training

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