Ford Nuclear Reactor (University of Michigan)

1.0 Site Identification

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 Megawatt (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. University of Michigan has not submitted a complete Final Status Survey Plan.

3.0 Major Technical or Regulatory Issues

None

4.0 Estimated Date For Closure

11/30/2012