The Argonaut class reactor is a design of small nuclear research reactor. Many have been built throughout the world, over a wide range of power levels. Its functions are to teach nuclear reactor theory, nuclear physics and for use in engineering laboratory experiments. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The original Argonaut (Argonne Nuclear Assembly for University Training) was built at Argonne National Laboratory and went critical for the first time on February 9, 1957. [7] It was shut down in 1972. This reactor was rated for 10 kilowatts. [8] [9]
| Country | Facility Name | Institution | Thermal Power (kW) | Status | First criticality | Final shutdown | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | MOATA | Australian Atomic Energy Commission | 100 | Decommissioned | 01/04/1961 | 31/05/1995 | [12] |
| Austria | Siemens Argonaut Reaktor-Graz (SAR-Graz) | Graz University of Technology | 10 | Decommissioned | 17/05/1965 | 31/08/2004 | [13] [14] |
| Brazil | Argonauta | Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear (IEN) | 0.2 | Operational | 20/02/1965 | – | [15] [16] |
| France | Ulysse | CEA | 100 | Under decommissioning | 23/07/1961 | 12/1997 | [17] [18] |
| France | Réacteur Université de Strasbourg (RUS) | University of Strasbourg | 100 | Decommissioned | 1967 | 12/1997 | [19] |
| Germany | Rossendorfer Ringzonen Reaktor (RRR) | Strahlenschutz, Analytik und Entsorgung Rossendorf e.V. | 1 | Decommissioned | 16/12/1962 | 25/09/1991 | [20] [21] |
| Germany | Schnell-Thermischen Argonaut-Reaktor (STARK) | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie | 0.01 | Decommissioned | 11/01/1963 | 03/1976 | [20] |
| Germany | AEG Prüfreaktor (PR-10) | Kraftwerk Union AG (KWU) | 0.18 | Decommissioned | 27/01/1961 | 1976 | [20] |
| Germany | Siemens Argonaut Reactor (SAR) | Technical University of Munich | 1 | Decommissioned | 31/10/1968 | 20/03/1968 | [20] |
| Italy | Reattore Bologna Due (RB-2) | AGIP Nucleare | 10 | Decommissioned | 28/05/1963 | 12/1980 | [22] |
| Japan | University Test Reactor (UTR) | Kinki University | 0.001 | Operational | 11/11/1961 | – | [23] [24] [25] |
| Netherlands | Low Flux Reactor (LFR) | Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group | 30 | Decommissioned | 28/08/1960 | 12/2010 | [26] [27] [28] |
| Netherlands | Atoomreactor THE NEderland (ATHENE) | Eindhoven University of Technology | 10 | Decommissioned | 03/02/1969 | 1973 | [29] [30] [31] |
| Spain | Argos Research Reactor | Polytechnic University of Catalonia | 1 | Decommissioned | 11/06/1962 | 06/09/1977 | [32] [33] [34] [35] |
| Spain | Argonaut Reactor Bilbao (ARBI) | University School of Technical Industrial Engineering of Bilbao | 10 | Decommissioned | 26/02/1962 | 1974 | [36] |
| Taiwan | Tsing Hua Argonaut Reactor (THAR) | National Tsing Hua University | 10 | Decommissioned | 20/04/1974 | 05/1991 | [37] [38] |
| UK | Neutron Source Thermal Reactor (NESTOR) | AEE Winfrith | 30 | Decommissioned | 01/01/1961 | 06/1995 | [39] [40] |
| UK | Jason | Royal Naval College | 10 | Decommissioned | 30/09/1959 | 07/1996 | [41] [42] |
| UK | UTR-300 | Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre | 300 | Decommissioned | 01/06/1963 | 09/1995 | [43] [44] [45] |
| UK | UTR-B | Queen Mary University of London | 100 | Decommissioned | 10/06/1968 | 04/1982 | [46] [47] |
| UK | Universities Research Reactor | University of Liverpool Victoria University of Manchester | 300 | Decommissioned | 07/07/1964 | 07/1991 | [48] [49] |
| USA | University of Florida Training Reactor (UFTR) | University of Florida | 100 | Operational | 28/05/1959 | – | [50] |
| USA | UTR Test Reactor | American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation | 0.015 | Decommissioned | 01/12/1961 | 1963 | [51] |
| USA | University Teaching and Research Reactor (UTR-1) | American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation | 0.001 | Decommissioned | 01/02/1958 | 1960 | [52] |
| USA | Juggernaut | Argonne National Laboratory | 250 | Decommissioned | 11/01/1962 | 04/1970 | [53] [54] |
| USA | UTR-10 | Virginia Tech | 100 | Decommissioned | 01/12/1959 | 1984 | [55] [56] |
| USA | UTR-10 | Iowa State University | 10 | Decommissioned | 01/10/1959 | 05/1998 | [57] |
| USA | UWNR | University of Washington | 100 | Decommissioned | 01/04/1961 | 06/1988 | |
| USA | UCLA R1 | UCLA | 100 | Decommissioned | 01/10/1960 | 01/1984 | [58] |
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