Aberdeen Pulse Radiation Facility (decomissioned)

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The Army Pulse Radiation Facility Reactor (APRFR) is a bare fast, highly-enriched uranium-molybdenum cylindrical reactor that is enclosed in an aluminum silo 30 meters in diameter and 20 meters in height. The reactor is suspended from a transporter device that allows it to be moved to a number of experimental locations. The main purpose of the APRFR is to simulate pulse radiation environments for testing the survivability of sensitive electronic and optical devices.

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Coordinates: 39°25'42"N 76°12'5"W

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