The Reed College Reactor Facility has been used for research and educational projects in the Portland area since its establishment in 1968. Cooperative programs between Reed and several public and private high schools, colleges, and universities in northwestern Oregon were established in 1970 through the Nuclear Science Consortium of the Willamette Valley. These programs have been an important part of the educational picture of the region.

The Reed College Reactor is a TRIGA Mark I water-cooled, "swimming pool" reactor at the bottom of a 25-foot-deep tank. It uses 58 zirconium hydride/uranium hydride fuel elements in a circular grid array. The uranium fuel is enriched to 20 percent in uranium-235. The reactor is surrounded by a graphite ring which minimizes neutron leakage by reflecting neutrons back into the core. Most reactor components are clad with aluminum.

The reactor can operate at any power up to the license ceiling of 250 kW. This makes it possible to provide a defined neutron flux as required for the experiment. The power level is usually maintained for periods ranging from a few minutes up to eight hours. Continued or repeated operation over several days is possible for longer irradiations.

The following is the list of scholars from Reed College who currently serve as editors for one or more SciTechnol journals.

• Melinda Krahenbuhl, PhD

The following is the list of articles by scholars from Reed College that are published in SciTechnol journals.

• Phases of Atomic Fuel Cycle

  Commentary: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
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  Natsumi Mitsuboshi*
  
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• Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage

  Commentary: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Ahmed Abdulla*
  
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• The Forefronts of a Turbine to Deliver Power

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
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  Guglielmo Lomonaco*
  
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• Association between Valence Electrons around a Molecule's Core

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
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  Jessica R Lovering*
  
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• Measures Expected to Additional Foster Security

  Opinion Article: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
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  Granger Morgan*
  
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• Nuclear Heap of Atomic Chain

  Opinion Article: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Techno
  DOI:
  Long Zhang
  
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• Closure of an Atomic Reactor

  Commentary: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Techno
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  Marta Eguchi
  
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• X-10 Graphite Reactor of Manhattan Project

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Techno
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  Yi Tang
  
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• Light-Water Reactor a Sort of Warm Neutron Reactor

  Commentary: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Techno
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  Kudoh Brautsch
  
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• Prospect of Internet Reactor Laboratory in Bangladesh

  Research Article: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Anik Das, Md. Sayed Hossain, Md. Kaosar Ahmmad Rabby,  Robin Barman and Debasish Chowdhury
  
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• Light Water Reactor

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Marta Eguchi
  
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• Fossil Fuels

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Long Zhang
  
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• Renewable Energy

  Editorial: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Yi Tang
  
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• The Technologies Set to Change the Future of Energy

  Commentary: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Helen Bell, Kudoh Brautsch
  
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• PEAKTOR: A Gamma-Ray Data Display and Analysis Software

  Research Article: J Nucl Ene Sci Power Generat Technol
  DOI:
  Sonia M Rada*, Samah Abd ElMegid and M. Fayez-Hassan
  
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