China · Beijing · 39.907, 116.397 (approximate location)

ZPR Fast

ZPR Fast, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Beijing, China, with 50 W of thermal power, operated by China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE). Temporary shutdown, first critical in 1970.

By thermal power it ranks 16th among the 18 research reactors operating in China. It went critical 12 years after the first research reactor in China, HWRR-II (1958). It is one of 44 critical assemblies operating worldwide, spread across 12 countries. It has been 56 years since its first criticality.

Country

China

City

Beijing

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

50 W

Operator

China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE)

Status

Temporary shutdown

First criticality

1970

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