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L-77 Rockwell International

L-77 Rockwell International, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Los Angeles, United States, with 10 W of thermal power, operated by Rocketdyne Division/Rockwell Int'l. 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). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include training and materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

10 W

Operator

Rocketdyne Division/Rockwell Int'l

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1958

Purpose

Training, materials testing

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