United States · Upton, NY · 40.875, -72.877

BGRR Brookhaven Graphite RR

BGRR Brookhaven Graphite RR, a research reactor (graphite) in Upton, NY, United States, with 20 MW of thermal power, operated by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Decommissioned, first critical in 1950.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 8 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, activation analysis and nuclear data measurements.

Country

United States

City

Upton, NY

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

20 MW

Operator

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1950

Purpose

Isotope production, activation analysis, nuclear data

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