Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
also PSBR, BNR, PSBR Penn St. Unv.
Breazeale Nuclear Reactor is a 1 MW thermal converted TRIGA research reactor in State College, PA, the United States, operated by Penn State Radiation Science & Engineering Center. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 15 August 1955.
- Type
- Research reactor
- Approach
- Water-cooled
- Country
- US
- 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 | 1 MW | MW | claimed | IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator |