United States · Idaho Falls, ID · 43.533, -112.945 (approximate location)

SNAPTRAN-3

SNAPTRAN-3, a research reactor (other) in Idaho Falls, ID, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Phillips Petroleum Company. 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). Its declared uses include research, development and experiments.

Country

United States

City

Idaho Falls, ID

Type

Other

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Phillips Petroleum Company

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

Purpose

Research, development, and experiments

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