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fyi, OSU college has a 1-megawatt research reactor. https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/OSU.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/energy/fac

fyi, OSU college has a 1-megawatt research reactor. https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/Pages/OSU.aspx https://www.oregon.gov/energy/facilities-safety/facilities/P... https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2012/got-nuke-state-of-the-osu-reactor/ https://www.corvallisadvocate.com/2012/got-nuke-state-of-the...

criddell 6y ago
McMaster University in Hamilton, ON has a reactor as well: https://nuclear.mcmaster.ca/facility/nuclear-reactor/ https://nuclear.mcmaster.ca/facility/nuclear-reactor/
cronix 6y ago
Reed college in Portland has a 250kW one operating since 1968. https://reactor.reed.edu/about.html https://reactor.reed.edu/about.html
whymsicalburito 6y ago
UC Irvine has one underneath the chemistry building https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/trigareactor/ https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/trigareactor/
gresrun 6y ago
The University of Florida has a 100kW training reactor since 1959[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UF_Training_Reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UF_Training_Reactor
larrywright 6y ago
University of Illinois had one for many years in Urbana. My uncle ran the reactor and then babysat the fuel for a decade or so after it was decommissioned. It takes that long to get the fuel disposed of apparently.
nickik 6y ago
One of the problems in the US is that there are research reactors and production reactors, nothing in between. Research reactors are to small to prove out many concepts. So startups have to essentially go from nothing to first commercial reactor in one step, without iteration.
rtkwe 6y ago
North Carolina State University has a little 1 MW training reactor for it's Nuclear Engineering track. https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/about/pulstar-reactor/ https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/about/pulstar-reactor/
adrianmonk 6y ago
The University of Texas at Austin has a 1-megawatt nuclear reactor: https://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/netl/triga-reactor https://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/netl/triga-reactor BUT... it also has two 74-megawatt gas turbines that supply the campus with electricity and steam: https://utilities.utexas.edu/chp/about-carl-j-eckhardt-combined-heating-and-power-complex https://utilities.utexas.edu/chp/about-carl-j-eckhardt-combi...
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jabl 6y ago
A lot of universities around the world have research reactors. Back when I worked at my alma mater, I could see the reactor building across the yard from the coffee room. Still waiting for that third eye to start growing out of my forehead.
jessaustin 6y ago
Mizzou has a 10MW: https://www.murr.missouri.edu/ https://www.murr.missouri.edu/
trimbo 6y ago
I just recently watched this video/tour of MIT's reactor, pretty interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QcN3KDexcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QcN3KDexcU

criddell 6y ago

McMaster University in Hamilton, ON has a reactor as well: https://nuclear.mcmaster.ca/facility/nuclear-reactor/ https://nuclear.mcmaster.ca/facility/nuclear-reactor/

cronix 6y ago

Reed college in Portland has a 250kW one operating since 1968. https://reactor.reed.edu/about.html https://reactor.reed.edu/about.html

whymsicalburito 6y ago

UC Irvine has one underneath the chemistry building https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/trigareactor/ https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/trigareactor/

gresrun 6y ago

The University of Florida has a 100kW training reactor since 1959[0]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UF_Training_Reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UF_Training_Reactor

larrywright 6y ago

University of Illinois had one for many years in Urbana. My uncle ran the reactor and then babysat the fuel for a decade or so after it was decommissioned. It takes that long to get the fuel disposed of apparently.

nickik 6y ago

One of the problems in the US is that there are research reactors and production reactors, nothing in between. Research reactors are to small to prove out many concepts. So startups have to essentially go from nothing to first commercial reactor in one step, without iteration.

rtkwe 6y ago

North Carolina State University has a little 1 MW training reactor for it's Nuclear Engineering track. https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/about/pulstar-reactor/ https://www.ne.ncsu.edu/nrp/about/pulstar-reactor/

adrianmonk 6y ago

The University of Texas at Austin has a 1-megawatt nuclear reactor: https://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/netl/triga-reactor https://nuclear.engr.utexas.edu/netl/triga-reactor BUT... it also has two 74-megawatt gas turbines that supply the campus with electricity and steam: https://utilities.utexas.edu/chp/about-carl-j-eckhardt-combined-heating-and-power-complex https://utilities.utexas.edu/chp/about-carl-j-eckhardt-combi...

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jabl 6y ago

A lot of universities around the world have research reactors. Back when I worked at my alma mater, I could see the reactor building across the yard from the coffee room. Still waiting for that third eye to start growing out of my forehead.

jessaustin 6y ago

Mizzou has a 10MW: https://www.murr.missouri.edu/ https://www.murr.missouri.edu/

trimbo 6y ago

I just recently watched this video/tour of MIT's reactor, pretty interesting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QcN3KDexcU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QcN3KDexcU