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

Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor

Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor, a research reactor (heavy water) in Richland, WA, United States, with 85 MW of thermal power, operated by Battelle Memorial Institute. Decommissioned, first critical in 1960.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 18 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries. Its declared uses include materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Richland, WA

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

85 MW

Operator

Battelle Memorial Institute

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1960

Purpose

Materials testing

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