Neely Nuclear Research Center | |
---|---|
Former names | Neely Research Reactor Georgia Tech Research Reactor |
General information | |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
Address | 900 Atlantic Drive NW |
Coordinates | 33°46′47″N 84°23′53″W / 33.779609°N 84.39815°W |
Current tenants | Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program Georgia Tech Research Institute |
Completed | 1963 |
Demolished | 2000 |
Owner | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 1 |
The Frank H. Neely Nuclear Research Center, also known as the Neely Research Reactor and the Georgia Tech Research Reactor was a nuclear engineering research center on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, which housed a 5 megawatt heavy water moderated and cooled research reactor from 1961 until 1995.[1] It was decommissioned in November 1999.[2] The building that housed the reactor was demolished to make way for the Marcus Nanotechnology Research Center.
The center is named for Frank H. Neely, a Georgia Tech graduate and businessman who organized the first Georgia Nuclear Advisory Commission, an essential step in the creation of the reactor and associated facilities.[3]