United States · Richland, WA · 46.280, -119.275 (approximate location)

NRF, Neutron Rad Facility

NRF, Neutron Rad Facility, a research reactor (tRIGA) in Richland, WA, United States, with 1 MW of thermal power, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Shut down, first critical in 1977.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 35 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 36 TRIGA reactors remain in operation today across 17 countries. It is one of 65 research reactors in 20 countries that General Atomics designed or built.

Country

United States

City

Richland, WA

Type

TRIGA

Thermal power

1 MW

Operator

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Design and construction

Designed by General Atomics

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1977

Purpose

Neutron radiography, materials testing

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