United States United States · Mountain View, CA · 37.393, -122.042 (approximate location)

UTR-1

UTR-1, a research reactor (other) in Mountain View, CA, United States, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Advanced Technology Laboratories. Decommissioned, first critical in 1958.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). Its declared uses include training and materials testing.

Country
United States
City
Mountain View, CA
Type
Other
Thermal power
1 W
Operator
Advanced Technology Laboratories
Status
Decommissioned
First criticality
1958
Purpose
Training, materials testing

Data: IAEA RRDB · updated on Sep 3, 2026

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