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AFSR at its original site near EBR-I. |
The Argonne Fast Source Reactor (AFSR) was designed and built in 1958 near EBR-I on the National Reactor Testing Station (NRTS, now called INEEL). AFSR was placed in operation in October of 1959 with a design power of one kilowatt.
The AFSR was designed to supplement the existing facilities of the Idaho Divison of Argonne National Laboratory. It was designed as a readily available source of both fast and thermal neutrons for use as follows:
In the fall of 1970, this reactor was moved to a new location adjacent to the ZPPR facility at the ANL West site of the NRTS. The reactor is now shutdown and defueled.