Czech Republic · Plzen · 49.741, 13.383 (approximate location)

Subcritical assembly SR-0B

Subcritical assembly SR-0B, a research reactor (subcritical assembly) in Plzen, Czech Republic, operated by Czech Technical University in Prague. Decommissioned, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 7 research reactors the Czech Republic has had; 4 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in the Czech Republic, LVR-15 Rež (1957). 20 subcritical assemblies remain in operation today across 13 countries. Its declared uses include teaching.

Country

Czech Republic

City

Plzen

Type

Subcritical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Czech Technical University in Prague

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1973

Purpose

Teaching

See also: every research reactor in Czech Republic · How research reactors work