MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
The MIT Nuclear Research Reactor serves the research purposes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is a tank-type 6 megawatt reactor that is moderated and cooled by light water and uses heavy water as a reflector.
- Electrical generator
- …is also known as “MITR-II”
- …is operated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- …dates from 1956
- …stands 49 feet (15 metres) tall
- …has a dome roof
- Description: research nuclear reactor
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel and Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel
Place of worship
The MIT Chapel is a non-denominational chapel designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chapel is situated 950 feet southeast of MIT Nuclear Research Reactor.
Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum
Museum
The Hart Nautical Gallery is a gallery in the… Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum is situated 1,100 feet southeast of MIT Nuclear Research Reactor.
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Office building
The New England Confectionery Company Factory, also… New England Confectionery Company Factory is situated 500 feet northwest of MIT Nuclear Research Reactor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kendall Square and Cambridgeport.
Kendall Square
Locality
Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
Cambridgeport
Suburb
Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Central Square
Neighborhood
Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts…
MIT Nuclear Research Reactor
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Latitude
42.36019° or 42° 21′ 37″ north
Longitude
-71.09652° or 71° 5′ 48″ west
Open location code
87JC9W63+39
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In Other Languages
“MIT Nuclear Research Reactor” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麻省理工学院研究反应堆”
- Chinese: “麻省理工學院研究反應堆”
- Chinese: “麻省理工核能研究反應堆”
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