United States · Upton, NY · 40.875, -72.877

HFBR

HFBR, a research reactor (heavy water) in Upton, NY, United States, with 30 MW of thermal power, operated by Brookhaven National Laboratory. Shut down, first critical in 1965.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 23 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. Its declared uses include materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Upton, NY

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

30 MW

Operator

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1965

Purpose

Materials testing

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