Democratic Republic of the Congo · Kinshasa · -4.322, 15.312 (approximate location)

TRICO I

TRICO I, a research reactor (tRIGA) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 50 kW of thermal power, operated by Commissariat General a l'Energie Atomique (CGEA). Shut down, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 2 research reactors the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had; 1 remains in operation today. It was the first research reactor in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to go critical. 36 TRIGA reactors remain in operation today across 17 countries. It is one of 65 research reactors in 20 countries that General Atomics designed or built.

Country

Democratic Republic of the Congo

City

Kinshasa

Type

TRIGA

Thermal power

50 kW

Operator

Commissariat General a l'Energie Atomique (CGEA)

Design and construction

Designed by General Atomics

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1959

See also: every research reactor in Democratic Republic of the Congo · How research reactors work · every reactor by General Atomics