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Kristal

Kristal, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Minsk, Belarus, operated by Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research - Sosny. Temporary shutdown.

It is one of the 4 research reactors operating in Belarus, all of them zero-power assemblies. It is one of 44 critical assemblies operating worldwide, spread across 12 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training, innovative research and nuclear data measurements.

Country

Belarus

City

Minsk

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research - Sosny

Status

Temporary shutdown

First criticality

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Purpose

Teaching, training, innovative research, nuclear data

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