Neely Nuclear Research Center
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Former names	Neely Research Reactor Georgia Tech Research Reactor
General information
Location	900 Atlantic Drive NW,Atlanta,Georgia, USA
Coordinates	33°46′47″N84°23′53″W / 33.779609°N 84.39815°W /33.779609; -84.39815
Current tenants	Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program Georgia Tech Research Institute
Completed	1963
Demolished	2000
Owner	Georgia Institute of Technology
Technical details
Floor count	1

TheFrank H. Neely Nuclear Research Center, also known as theNeely Research Reactor and theGeorgia Tech Research Reactor was anuclear engineering research center on theGeorgia Institute of Technology campus, which housed a 5megawattheavy water moderated and cooledresearch reactor from 1961 until 1995.^[1] It wasdecommissioned in November 1999.^[2] The building that housed the reactor was demolished to make way for theMarcus Nanotechnology Research Center.

The center is named forFrank H. Neely, a Georgia Tech graduate and businessman who organized the firstGeorgia Nuclear Advisory Commission, an essential step in the creation of the reactor and associated facilities.^[3]

The center and associated reactor was built after campus presidentBlake R. Van Leer appointed a Nuclear Science Committee, which includedGeorgia Tech Research Institute directorJames E. Boyd.^[4][5]

The committee recommended the creation of a Radioisotopes Laboratory Facility and a large research reactor. The laboratory was built and dedicated on January 7, 1959, and could receive, store, and process radioactive materials.^[4] The research reactor would be completed in 1963.

The reactor was shut down in 1988 due to safety concerns,^[6] and was defueled due to safety concerns related to the nearby1996 Summer Olympics events.^[4]

The reactor building was torn down after the decommissioning, with the remainder removed as of 2015.

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