United States · Corvallis, OR · 44.568, -123.292 (approximate location)

AGN-201 Oregon State Univ.

AGN-201 Oregon State Univ., a research reactor (homogeneous) in Corvallis, OR, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Oregon State Univ. Radiation Center. Decommissioned, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 17 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

Corvallis, OR

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Oregon State Univ. Radiation Center

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

Purpose

Teaching, training

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