Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor

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neutron source research reactor

The Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor was one of the earliest large research reactors in the United States, used primarily for neutron physics experiments and materials research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

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Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor canonical 1
Brookhaven National Laboratory research reactors (historically) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf neutron source ⓘ
research reactor ⓘ
commissioned 1949 ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1947 ⓘ
coolant air ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
designedBy Brookhaven National Laboratory engineers ⓘ
designedFor high-intensity neutron flux ⓘ
firstCriticalityDate 1949 ⓘ
fuelType enriched uranium ⓘ
hasFacility neutron beam ports ⓘ
pneumatic sample transfer systems ⓘ
thermal column ⓘ
historicalSignificance early center for neutron scattering in the United States ⓘ
one of the earliest large research reactors in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn Brookhaven National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upton, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Long Island ⓘ
maximumThermalPower 24 megawatts ⓘ
moderator graphite ⓘ
neutronSpectrum thermal ⓘ
operatedBy Brookhaven National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy Brookhaven National Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Brookhaven National Laboratory research infrastructure ⓘ
primaryUse isotope production ⓘ
materials research ⓘ
neutron activation analysis ⓘ
neutron physics experiments ⓘ
neutron scattering experiments ⓘ
regulator United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
researchField materials science ⓘ
neutron physics ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ
safetyFeature biological shielding ⓘ
control rods ⓘ
graphite reflector ⓘ
shutDown 1968 ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
permanently shut down ⓘ
successorFacility High Flux Beam Reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy government scientists ⓘ
industrial researchers ⓘ
university researchers ⓘ
usedFor biology research ⓘ
chemistry research ⓘ
nuclear engineering research ⓘ
solid-state physics research ⓘ

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Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor (decommissioned) → locatedNextTo → Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor ⓘ
subject surface form: Brookhaven Medical Research Reactor
Upton, New York → contains → Brookhaven Graphite Research Reactor ⓘ
this entity surface form: Brookhaven National Laboratory research reactors (historically)