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SM-1A

SM-1A, a research reactor (other) in Fort Greely, United States, with 2 MW of thermal power, operated by United States Army. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 20 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942).

Country

United States

City

Fort Greely

Type

Other

Thermal power

2 MW

Operator

United States Army

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Electricity and heat supply

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