What to Know Before You Go

B Reactor tours are even more meaningful when visitors have a little background before they arrive. When BRMA members first began guiding tours in 2004, they found that a quick overview of the science, engineering, and history behind B Reactor helped people appreciate what they were seeing.

Introduction to B Reactor Tour

The “Introduction to B Reactor Tour” is a series of short messages from BRMA members who were officers of BRMA at the time the videos were created in 2016. Although these members are no longer serving as officers, the messages they present are still helpful in the visitors understanding of B Reactor.

For Visitors New to the Science

If you’d like a refresher—or if you’re one of our younger guests still learning about atoms, electrons, protons, ions, and isotopes —start with “A is for Atom.”

After that, we recommend watching the videos in this order:

  • History – How B Reactor came to be
  • Inside B – A look at the reactor’s structure and systems
  • Virtual Model – A digital walk-through tying it all together