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FRJ-1 (MERLIN)

FRJ-1 (MERLIN), a research reactor (pool) in Jülich, Germany, with 10 MW of thermal power, operated by Forschungszentrum Jülich gmbH. Decommissioned, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 5 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Germany

City

Jülich

Type

Pool

Thermal power

10 MW

Operator

Forschungszentrum Jülich gmbH

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Used for material irradiation

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