Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University

Dr. Donald Wall is in charge of the nuclear raditation center at WSU in Pullman - which features an actual nuclear reactor.

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Mon., Aug. 1, 2016

The entrance to the reactor space at the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University is secured by multiple layers of security, shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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Tyler LaVoie, the nuclear reactor operator at the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University, watches the control panel for the small reactor there, which is used for research, shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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The core of a nuclear reactor glows blue in the bottom of the deep pool of distilled water in the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University, shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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Tyler LaVoie, the nuclear reactor operator at the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University, watches the control panel for the small reactor there, which is used for research, shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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The core of a nuclear reactor glows blue in the bottom of the deep pool of distilled water in the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University, shown Wednesday, July 20, 2016.

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Dr. Donald Wall has decorated his office with memorabilia about the myths of nuclear radiation at the Nuclear Radiation Center at Washington State University. The small reactor, rated to produce a maximum of one million watts, won't release radiation but rather is used to train nuclear reactor operators and allows students at the university to complete research of various kinds, mainly in the field of radiochemistry.

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Dr. Donald Wall, director of the Nuclear Radiation Center, stands next to the small nuclear reactor immersed in 25 feet of water and emitting a blue glow inside the Dodgen Research Facility at Washington State University. The small reactor, rated to produce a maximum of one million watts, is used to train nuclear reactor operators and to allow students at the university to complete research of various kinds, mainly in the field of radiochemistry.

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The Dodgen Research Facility, named for the longtime faculty member who planned and oversaw completion of the building and its nuclear reactor, sits on the edge of the Washington State University campus. The reactor is used for research as well as training nuclear reactor operators. Most of the research is in the field of radiochemistry.

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