Uruguay · Montevideo · -34.906, -56.184

RU-1

RU-1, a research reactor (pool) in Montevideo, Uruguay, with 10 kW of thermal power, operated by Centro de Investigación Nuclear, Universidad de la Republica. Decommissioned, first critical in 1978.

48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Uruguay

City

Montevideo

Type

Pool

Thermal power

10 kW

Operator

Centro de Investigación Nuclear, Universidad de la Republica

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1978

See also: How research reactors work