The Nuclear Reactor Run By Students

2018-07-30

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At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, there's a TRIGA nuclear reactor, used for research. You can stand next to it and watch the blue glow from the bottom of a deep swimming pool. I had to visit.

More about the reactor and about Reed College: https://reactor.reed.edu/

Edited by Michelle Martin (@mrsmmartin)

Post audio by Emi Paternostro (http://proximitysound.com)

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