United States · Idaho Falls, ID · 43.494, -112.006 (approximate location)

CRCE Cavity Reactor Critical Exp

CRCE Cavity Reactor Critical Exp, a research reactor (heavy water) in Idaho Falls, ID, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Idaho Nuclear Corporation. 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). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries.

Country

United States

City

Idaho Falls, ID

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Idaho Nuclear Corporation

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1967

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