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Ford Nuclear Reactor

1.0 Site Identification

Type of Site:	Research and Test Reactor Facility
Location:	Ann Arbor,MI
License No.:	R-28
Docket No.:	50-2
License Status:	Decon
Project Manager:	Kristina Banovac

2.0 Site Status Summary

The construction of the Ford Nuclear Reactor (FNR), located in the Phoenix Memorial Laboratory (PML), began in 1956. The PML is a four story, reinforced concrete building. The FNR and PML are located on the North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The reactor was a 2 MW, open pool reactor facility. After the initial startup of the FNR in 1957, the reactor ceased operations on July 3, 2003. The FNR is de-fueled. The decommissioning plan for the FNR was approved on June 26, 2006. FNR is currently undergoing decommissioning.

3.0 Major Technical or Regulatory Issues

None

4.0 Estimated Date For Closure

08/31/2011