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AGN 211 P

AGN 211 P, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Basel, Switzerland, with 2 kW of thermal power, operated by Institut für Physik, Universität Basel. Decommissioned, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Switzerland has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 2 years after the first research reactor in Switzerland, SAPHIR (1957). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, teaching and activation analysis.

Country

Switzerland

City

Basel

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

2 kW

Operator

Institut für Physik, Universität Basel

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

Purpose

Isotope production, teaching, activation analysis

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