United States · Provo, UT · 40.234, -111.659 (approximate location)

BYU L-77 Brigham Young Univ

BYU L-77 Brigham Young Univ, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Provo, UT, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Brigham Young University. Decommissioned, first critical in 1967.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 25 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

Provo, UT

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Brigham Young University

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1967

Purpose

Teaching, training

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