United States · Washington, DC · 38.895, -77.037 (approximate location)

WRRR L-54 Walter Reed

WRRR L-54 Walter Reed, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Washington, DC, United States, with 50 kW of thermal power, operated by Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 340 research reactors the United States has had; 48 remain in operation today. It went critical 20 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 isotope production and materials testing.

Country

United States

City

Washington, DC

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

50 kW

Operator

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Isotope production, materials testing

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