United States · Laramie, WY · 41.304, -105.601 (approximate location)

L-77 Univ. Wyoming

L-77 Univ. Wyoming, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Laramie, WY, United States, with 10 W of thermal power, operated by UW College of Engineering. Decommissioned, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 17 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 isotope production, teaching and activation analysis.

Country

United States

City

Laramie, WY

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

10 W

Operator

UW College of Engineering

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

Purpose

Isotope production, teaching, activation analysis

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