United States · Simi Valley, CA · 43.533, -112.945 (approximate location)

SNAPTRAN-1

SNAPTRAN-1, a research reactor (other) in Simi Valley, CA, United States, with 40 W of thermal power, operated by Rockwell International. Decommissioned, first critical in 1963.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 21 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). Its declared uses include research, development and experiments.

Country

United States

City

Simi Valley, CA

Type

Other

Thermal power

40 W

Operator

Rockwell International

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Research, development, and experiments

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