United States · Columbus, OH · 46.648, -119.599

Battelle Plastic Reactor Facility

Battelle Plastic Reactor Facility, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Columbus, OH, United States, with 200 W of thermal power, operated by Battelle Laboratories - West Jefferson. Decommissioned, first critical in 1961.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 19 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries. Its declared uses include materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Columbus, OH

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

200 W

Operator

Battelle Laboratories - West Jefferson

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1961

Purpose

Materials testing

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