Neely Nuclear Research Center

Neely Nuclear Research Center
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Former namesNeely Research Reactor
Georgia Tech Research Reactor
General information
LocationAtlanta, Georgia, USA
Address900 Atlantic Drive NW
Coordinates33°46′47″N 84°23′53″W / 33.779609°N 84.39815°W / 33.779609; -84.39815
Current tenantsNuclear and Radiological Engineering Program
Georgia Tech Research Institute
Completed1963
Demolished2000
OwnerGeorgia Institute of Technology
Technical details
Floor count1

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]

  1. ^ "History of the Georgia Tech Research Reactor" (PDF). Georgia Institute of Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  2. ^ "Research Reactor Decommissioning" (PDF). CH2M Hill. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-11. Retrieved 2017-11-21.
  3. ^ "Frank H. Neely Papers". Georgia Tech Library. Retrieved 2010-03-29.