Polytechnique Montréal

🇨🇦 Montreal, CA · Active

Also known as École polytechnique de Montréal

Polytechnique Montréal is a public research university in Montreal, affiliated with the Université de Montréal. It operates a 20-kilowatt SLOWPOKE-2 research reactor, which has run since 1976 and has been converted to low-enriched uranium fuel. Its operating licence was renewed in 2023 and runs from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2033.

Sector: Fission
Role: University, Research institute, Operator

It is the operator of record for SLOWPOKE-2, Polytechnique Montréal (operating).

Design values

Design values for devices operated by Polytechnique Montréal. These are what a machine was built to do, not results.
Device	Parameter	Value	Unit	Status
SLOWPOKE-2, Polytechnique Montréal	Thermal capacity (rated)	0.02	MW	design valueclaimed

Devices

SLOWPOKE-2, Polytechnique MontréalWater-cooledOperating1 figure on record

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Sources

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