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IRT-M Minsk

IRT-M Minsk, a research reactor (pool) in Minsk, Belarus, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by Institute of Power Engineering Problems. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Belarus has had; 4 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in Belarus to go critical. 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include training and materials testing.

Country

Belarus

City

Minsk

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

Institute of Power Engineering Problems

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Training, materials testing

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