Australia · Sydney · -34.049, 150.975 (approximate location)

CF

CF, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Sydney, Australia, operated by Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre. Decommissioned, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 4 research reactors Australia has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 15 years after the first research reactor in Australia, HIFAR (1958). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

Australia

City

Sydney

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1973

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