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University of Utah Nuclear Engineering Program

🇺🇸 Salt Lake City, US · Active

Also known as UNEP

The Nuclear Engineering Program (UNEP) of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City teaches and researches nuclear engineering and operates a small TRIGA research reactor, which Wikipedia lists as a 100-kilowatt TRIGA Mark I in service since 1975. Recent work covers radiation hardness testing with the reactor, microreactor transport and advanced reactor security.

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Role
University, Research institute, Operator

It is the operator of record for University of Utah TRIGA reactor (operating).

Design values

Design values for devices operated by University of Utah Nuclear Engineering Program. These are what a machine was built to do, not results.
DeviceParameterValueUnitStatus
University of Utah TRIGA reactorThermal capacity (rated)0.1MWdesign valueclaimed

Devices

University of Utah TRIGA reactorWater-cooledOperating1 figure on record

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