Argonauta
Argonauta is a very-low-power Argonaut-type research reactor in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, operated by Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 20 February 1965.
- Operator
- Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear
- Type
- Research reactor
- Approach
- Water-cooled
- Country
- BR
- Status
- Operating
Design values
What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.
| Parameter | Value | Unit | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence | 2 × 10⁻⁴ MW | MW | claimed | IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator |