BONUS Reactor Facility

The BONUS reactor building contains preserved control rooms, scientific equipment, and educational exhibits about nuclear power generation in Puerto Rico.

The facility operated from 1964 to 1968 as the first nuclear power plant in Latin America, generating electricity through a boiling water reactor system.

The National Register of Historic Places designated BONUS reactor in 2007 for its role in Puerto Rico's technological development during the nuclear energy era.

Visitors must contact the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority representative to schedule guided tours through the decommissioned reactor building and museum exhibits.

The reactor used an experimental superheating design that achieved steam temperatures of 482°C, pushing technological boundaries of nuclear power generation in the 1960s.

Location: Rincón

Architects: United States Atomic Energy Commission

Website: http://LM.doe.gov/land/sites/pr/bonus/bonus.htm

GPS coordinates: 18.36639,-67.26861

Latest update: May 12, 2025 03:31