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AGN-201 Georgia Tech

AGN-201 Georgia Tech, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Atlanta, GA, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Georgia Institute of Technology. Decommissioned, first critical in 1964.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 22 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.

Country

United States

City

Atlanta, GA

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Georgia Institute of Technology

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

Purpose

Teaching

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