This nuclear reactor is run by students

At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool. I had to visit.
More about the reactor and about Reed College: reactor.reed.edu/
Edited by Michelle Martin / @onthecrux
Post audio by Emi Paternostro (proximitysound.com)
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