United States · Norman, OK · 35.221, -97.444 (approximate location)

AGN-211 Univ. Oklahoma

AGN-211 Univ. Oklahoma, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Norman, OK, United States, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by OU Nuclear Reactor Laboratory. 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 materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Norman, OK

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

OU Nuclear Reactor Laboratory

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

Purpose

Teaching, materials testing

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