Argonaut Nuclear Research and Training Reactor

When applied to nuclear reactors, the term “Argonaut” refers to a class of small nuclear research and training reactors and is actually an acronym for ARGOnne Nuclear Assembly for University Training. The Argonaut design was developed by Argonne, and the original Argonaut reactor was built at Argonne for about $100,000 and went critical for the first time on February 9, 1957. This 10-kW water cooled and moderated reactor was built to teach reactor theory and nuclear physics to university students and operated at Argonne until 1972, when it was shutdown, dismantled, and shipped to Taiwan to continue its mission of training students. Students from over 40 countries who attended Argonne's International School of Nuclear Science and Engineering were trained on the reactor during its tenure at Argonne.
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