United States · Idaho Falls, ID · 43.533, -112.945 (approximate location)

HOTCE

HOTCE, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Idaho Falls, ID, United States, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by General Electric Company. Decommissioned, first critical in 1958.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries. Its declared uses include nuclear data measurements and materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Idaho Falls, ID

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

General Electric Company

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1958

Purpose

Nuclear data, materials testing

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