A direct measurement of the graphite absorption cross section has been made in the Physical Constants Testing Reactor (PCTR). The sample tested was reactor grade (GBF) graphite, and had a 2200 m/sec absorption cross section of 3.80 ± 0.04 mb including all impurities. This measurement also provides a normalization for the Hanford Test Reactor relative measurement which have been in progress for over fifteen years. Samples of American, French, and British graphite were also tested in the HTR to provide a basis for comparing the results of American, British, and French graphite absorption cross-section measurements. The graphite bars involved have also been tested at Harwell and Saclay.