United States · New York, NY · 40.713, -74.006 (approximate location)

MCZPR Manhattan College

MCZPR Manhattan College, a research reactor (pool) in New York, NY, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Manhattan College. Decommissioned, first critical in 1964.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 22 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

United States

City

New York, NY

Type

Pool

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Manhattan College

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

Purpose

Teaching, training

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