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THETIS RR-BN-1

THETIS RR-BN-1, a research reactor (pool) in Ghent, Belgium, with 250 kW of thermal power, operated by Inst. Voor Nucleaire Wetenschappen. Decommissioned, first critical in 1967.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Belgium has had; 3 remain in operation today. It went critical 11 years after the first research reactor in Belgium, BR-1 (1956). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include activation analysis and geochronology.

Country

Belgium

City

Ghent

Type

Pool

Thermal power

250 kW

Operator

Inst. Voor Nucleaire Wetenschappen

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1967

Purpose

Activation analysis, geochronology

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