United States · New Stanton, PA · 40.220, -79.604 (approximate location)

Westinghouse CRX Critical

Westinghouse CRX Critical, a research reactor (homogeneous) in New Stanton, PA, United States, with 2 MW of thermal power, operated by Westinghouse Waltz Mill Facility (WREC). Decommissioned, first critical in 1957.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 15 years after the first research reactor in the United States, CP-1, Chicago Pile 1 (1942). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include materials testing.

Country

United States

City

New Stanton, PA

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

2 MW

Operator

Westinghouse Waltz Mill Facility (WREC)

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1957

Purpose

Materials testing

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