Rockville Science Tuesday Lecture Series

This month's topic: "History and Applications of Research Reactors"

With Luke Gilde, University of Md.

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 1 - 2 PM

Please register in advance for the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/nRcS_voVRJyG2I-FE0LJWg

Research Reactors (or Non-Power Reactors) are nuclear reactors that are not used for the production of electricity. These reactors have a wide variety of applications including basic research, production of radioisotopes for medical or industrial purposes, testing for nuclear power reactors, and education. Research reactors have a wide variety of characteristics, and are typically much smaller than nuclear power plants (NPPs), with power levels ranging from just a few watts (“Zero-power Reactors”) up to a few hundred MW (about 1/10th of a typical nuclear power reactor). Today, there are around 220 operational research reactors in the world, making up about 1/3rd of the total operating reactors in the world. This presentation will cover the history of these reactors,…