| Country | Chile, Republic of |
| Facility Name | RECH-2 |
| Facility Number | CL-0002 |
| Status | TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN |
| Last Updated | 2009/05/10 |
| General Data |
| Owner | COMISION CHILENA DE ENERGIA NUCLEARES |
| Operator | LO AGUIRRE NUCLEAR CENTER-CCHEN |
| Licensing | COMISION CHILENA DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR (CCHEN) |
| Construction Date | 1972/12/01 |
| Criticality Date | 1989/09/06 |
| Safeguards | IAEA |
| Initial Cost | 13 M US$ |
| Annual Cost | 34 k US$ |
| Total Staff | 5 |
| No of Operators | 1 |
| Technical Data |
| Reactor Type | POOL |
| Thermal Power, Steady (kW) | 2,000.00 |
| Max Flux SS, Thermal (n/cm2-s) | 1.0E13 |
| Max Flux SS, Fast (n/cm2-s) | 1.0E13 |
| Thermal Power, Pulsed (MW) | 0.00 |
| Max Flux Pulsed, Thermal (n/cm2-s) | |
| Max Flux Pulsed, Fast (n/cm2-s) | |
| Moderator | LIGHT WATER |
| Coolant | LIGHT WATER |
| Natural Convection Cooling | YES |
| Forced Cooling | >20kW |
| Coolant Velocity in Core | 2.72 M/S |
| Reflector | GRAPHITE |
| Reflector Number of Sides | 4 |
| Control Rods Material | BORAL |
| Control Rods number | 5 |