What is the only research nuclear reactor in the world that is owned and operated by an undergraduate educational institution?

The Reed Research Reactor (RRR) is a research nuclear reactor located on-campus at Reed College in Portland, OR. It is a pool-type TRIGA Mark I reactor, built by General Atomics in 1968 and operated since then under license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Maximum thermal output is 250 kW. Also, it is intended to produce thermal neutrons. It is used primarily for neutron activation to produce radioisotopes or analyze composition of material samples.

The RRR was established in 1968 and is the only research reactor in the world that is owned and operated by an undergraduate educational institution. It is operated and maintained by undergraduate college students under the supervision of a director and associate director who are members of the college staff. The facility provides scientific irradiation services to a broad community outside the college, but its primary mission is for student initiated research, training, and hands-on education. It has over 1,000 visitors each year and serves the Reed College departments of Physics and Chemistry.