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BER-II

BER-II, a research reactor (pool) in Berlin, Germany, with 10 MW of thermal power, operated by Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin. Shut down, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include neutron scattering, neutron radiography, teaching and training.

Country

Germany

City

Berlin

Type

Pool

Thermal power

10 MW

Operator

Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1973

Purpose

Neutron scattering, neutron radiography, teaching, training

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