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RA-2

RA-2, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with 30 W of thermal power, operated by Centro Atómico Constituyentes. Decommissioned, first critical in 1966.

It was one of the 7 research reactors Argentina has had; 5 remain in operation today. It went critical 8 years after the first research reactor in Argentina, RA-1 Enrico Fermi Reactor (1958). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

Argentina

City

Buenos Aires

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

30 W

Operator

Centro Atómico Constituyentes

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1966

See also: every research reactor in Argentina · How research reactors work