United States · Memphis, TN · 35.146, -90.052 (approximate location)

AGN-201 Memphis St. Univ.

AGN-201 Memphis St. Univ., a research reactor (homogeneous) in Memphis, TN, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Center for Nuclear Studies. Decommissioned, first critical in 1977.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 35 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

Memphis, TN

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Center for Nuclear Studies

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1977

Purpose

Teaching, training

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