UF Training Reactor

The University of Florida Training Reactor, commissioned in 1959, is a 100 kW modified Argonaut-type reactor at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

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Type: University building
Description: Nuclear research reactor in Florida, US
Also known as: “Nuclear Training Reactor”
Address: 1917 Stadium Road, Gainesville, FL 32611

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and Weil Hall.

Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

Stadium

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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, popularly known as "The Swamp", is a football stadium in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located on the campus of the University of Florida and is the home field of the Florida Gators football team. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium is situated 900 feet north of UF Training Reactor.

Weil Hall

University building

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Weil Hall is a historic building at Stadium Road and Gale Lemerand Drive on the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States. On June 24, 2008, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Weimer Hall

University building

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Weimer Hall is an university building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gainesville and Haile Plantation.

Gainesville

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Gainesville is in North Central Florida. It is home to the University of Florida, and Santa Fe College.

Haile Plantation

Village

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Haile Plantation, an unincorporated community and New Urbanist planned development, is a 2,600-household, 1,700-acre development of regional impact southwest of the city of Gainesville, within Alachua County, Florida, United States. Haile Plantation is situated 6 miles southwest of UF Training Reactor.

UF Training Reactor

Categories: Argonaut class reactor, building, and education
Location: Alachua, Florida, United States, North America
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Latitude

29.64764° or 29° 38′ 52″ north

Longitude

-82.34809° or 82° 20′ 53″ west

Inception

1958

Levels

Operator

University of Florida

Open location code

76XVJMX2+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 445810539

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

Wikidata ID

Q7864599

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