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An employee checks the activity level of a stringer withdraw from the thermal column of the Argonaut reactor at Argonne
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.
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Description
The original Argonaut (Argo nne N uclear A ssembly for U niversity T raining) was built at
Argonne National Laboratory and went critical for the first time on February 9, 1957. It was shut down in 1972. This reactor was rated for 10 kilowatts.
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See also
Citations
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A GENERALIZED REACTOR FACILITY FOR NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND RESEARCH. Interim Report on "ARGONAUT" (Report).
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