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FRG-1

FRG-1, a research reactor (pool) in Geesthacht, Germany, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH. Shut down, first critical in 1958.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 1 year 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, activation analysis and materials testing.

Country

Germany

City

Geesthacht

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1958

Purpose

Neutron scattering, neutron radiography, activation analysis, materials testing

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