United States · Aiken, SC · 33.250, -81.650

HWCTR

HWCTR, a research reactor (heavy water) in Aiken, SC, United States, with 61 MW of thermal power, operated by DuPont Savannah River Site. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 20 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

Aiken, SC

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

61 MW

Operator

DuPont Savannah River Site

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Materials testing

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