Omega West Reactor
also OWR, OWR Omega West Reactor
Omega West Reactor was an 8 MW thermal tank-type research reactor in Los Alamos, NM, the United States, run by the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as decommissioned, with first criticality on 29 June 1956.
- Operator
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Type
- Research reactor
- Approach
- Water-cooled
- Country
- US
- Status
- Decommissioned
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 | 8 MW | MW | claimed | IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator |