China · Beijing · 39.907, 116.397 (approximate location)

HWRR-II

HWRR-II, a research reactor (heavy water) in Beijing, China, with 15 MW of thermal power, operated by Department of Reactor Engineering & Technology. Shut down, first critical in 1958.

It was one of the 22 research reactors China has had; 18 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in China to go critical. 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, transmutation, activation analysis and nuclear data measurements.

Country

China

City

Beijing

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

15 MW

Operator

Department of Reactor Engineering & Technology

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1958

Purpose

Isotope production, transmutation, activation analysis, nuclear data, materials testing

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