Control console from the Alberta SLOWPOKE reactor

Artifact Number:

2018-233

Description

A SLOWPOKE-II reactor with a maximum power of 20kW was installed at the University of Alberta in 1978.  It was used there largely for radionuclide production and for neutron activation analysis and generally operated at a power of about 2 kW.  The reactor was decommissioned during 2017-2018 and the control console was donated to the Society, arriving in November 2018.  The console is 79 cm wide by 179 cm in length and stands 117 cm above the floor. 

Details

Keywords:
alberta university slowpoke reactor; slowpoke
Date:
1977
Associated artifacts:
See artifact 2018-234.
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