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ADIBKA (L77A)

ADIBKA (L77A), a research reactor (homogeneous) in Jülich, Germany, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH. Decommissioned, first critical in 1967.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 10 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries.

Country

Germany

City

Jülich

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Hochtemperatur-Reaktorbau GmbH

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1967

Purpose

Adiabatic critical assembly for reactor physics research

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