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FRG-2

FRG-2, a research reactor (pool) in Geesthact, Germany, with 15 MW of thermal power, operated by GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH. Shut down, first critical in 1963.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 6 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Germany

City

Geesthact

Type

Pool

Thermal power

15 MW

Operator

GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Material test reactor, irradiation tests for nuclear components

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