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.

Photo: Lea-Kim, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Electrical generator
Description: research nuclear reactor
Also known as: “MITR-II”

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

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The MIT Chapel is a non-denominational chapel designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen. It is located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, next to Kresge Auditorium and the Kresge Oval, both of which Saarinen also designed. 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 MIT Museum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The collections include construction drawings of the Doris sailing yacht, designer William Hand’s surviving drawings, and material relating to shipbuilder Jacob Aaron Westervelt. Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum is situated 1,100 feet southeast of MIT Nuclear Research Reactor.

New England Confectionery Company Factory

Office building

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The New England Confectionery Company Factory, also known as the NECCO Candy Factory, is a historic factory complex at 250 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 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

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Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The square itself is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.

Cambridgeport

Suburb

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Cambridgeport is one of the neighborhoods of the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, the Charles River, the Grand Junction Railroad, and River Street.

Central Square

Neighborhood

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Central Square is an area in Cambridge, Massachusetts centered on the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Prospect Street and Western Avenue. Lafayette Square, formed by the junction of Massachusetts Avenue, Columbia Street, Sidney Street and Main Street…

MIT Nuclear Research Reactor

Categories: research reactor and industry
Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.36019° or 42° 21′ 37″ north

Longitude

-71.09652° or 71° 5′ 48″ west

Inception

1956

Height

49 feet (15 metres)

Roof shape

dome

Operator

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Open location code

87JC9W63+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 240684078

Wikidata ID

Q6716310

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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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