United States · Richland, WA · 46.435, -119.360

FFTF, Fast Flux Test

FFTF, Fast Flux Test, a research reactor (fast) in Richland, WA, United States, with 400 MW of thermal power, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Shut down, first critical in 1980.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 38 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 15 fast research reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production and materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Richland, WA

Type

Fast

Thermal power

400 MW

Operator

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1980

Purpose

Isotope production, materials testing

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