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BR-1

BR-1, a research reactor (graphite) in Mol, Belgium, with 1 MW of thermal power, operated by SCK CEN. Operating, first critical in 1956.

By thermal power it ranks second among the 3 research reactors operating in Belgium. It was the first research reactor in Belgium to go critical and is still operating 70 years later. It is one of 4 graphite-moderated research reactors operating worldwide, spread across 3 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

Belgium

City

Mol

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

1 MW

Operator

SCK CEN

Status

Operating

First criticality

1956

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

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