United States · Los Alamos, NM · 35.893, -106.300 (approximate location)

LAPRE II

LAPRE II, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Los Alamos, NM, United States, with 800 kW of thermal power, operated by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. 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.

Country

United States

City

Los Alamos, NM

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

800 kW

Operator

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

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