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RA-1 Enrico Fermi

also RA-1, RA-1 Enrico Fermi Reactor

RA-1 Enrico Fermi is a 40 kW thermal tank-type research reactor in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operated by CNEA. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 20 January 1958.

Operator
CNEA
Type
Research reactor
Approach
Water-cooled
Country
AR
Status
Operating

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for RA-1 Enrico Fermi
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence 0.04 MW MW claimed IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator