United States · Los Angeles · 34.052, -118.244 (approximate location)

L-47 Atomics International

L-47 Atomics International, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Los Angeles, United States, with 5 W of thermal power, operated by North American Aviation. Decommissioned, first critical in 1957.

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

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

5 W

Operator

North American Aviation

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1957

Purpose

Materials testing

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