Testing and education microreactor

A microreactor for testing and education, comprising:

• a reactor core comprising a plurality of fuel rods, a plurality of guide tubes, and a plurality of rotating control drums configured to control operation of the microreactor;
• a testing cavity disposed in an area within the reactor configured to store an item therein for experimentation;
• a plurality of beam ports;
• a moveable particle filter ring and a moveable spectrum shifter;
• at least one sensor;
• at least one computing device comprising at least one hardware processor in communication with the at least one sensor;
• and
• program instructions stored in memory and executable in the at least one computing device that, when executed, direct the at least one computing device to receive measurements from the at least one sensor and perform an analysis of the microreactor based at least in part on the measurements.