United States · Schenectady, NY · 42.804, -73.929 (approximate location)

TTR-1 Thermal Test

TTR-1 Thermal Test, a research reactor (graphite) in Schenectady, NY, United States, with 10 kW of thermal power, operated by Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory. Decommissioned, first critical in 1951.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 9 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries. Its declared uses include activation analysis and nuclear data measurements.

Country

United States

City

Schenectady, NY

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

10 kW

Operator

Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1951

Purpose

Activation analysis, nuclear data

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