Kansas State University officials gave a tour of its research-focused nuclear reactor facility on Thursday, explaining how 60-plus years of operation have aided fields beyond nuclear engineering, from health care to agriculture to manufacturing.

K-State’s low-enriched uranium-fueled reactor is one of only 25 university-operated research reactors in the country, and the only one in Kansas. It has a 1.25 megawatts licensed power level — the fourth highest among universities.

Because the reactor doesn’t make use of its generated heat, no power is produced for the university’s campus or surrounding areas. Instead, the TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor is utilized for research, training and workforce engagement.

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Alan Cebula, manager of the TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor at Ward Hall on the Kansas State University campus in Manhattan, leads a tour of the reactor Thursday afternoon.
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Robert Seymour, supervisor of the nuclear reactor, works in the control room.
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The TRIGA Mark II nuclear reactor at K-State first went online in the 1960s.
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Ashleigh Mauler, of Wichita, is a master’s student in nuclear engineering at K-State. She works in the health physics realm.
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K-State professor Amir Bahadori is director of the nuclear engineering program at the university.
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Alan Cebula holds a simulated uranium pellet.
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