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FRJ-2 (DIDO)

FRJ-2 (DIDO), a research reactor (heavy water) in Jülich, Germany, with 23 MW of thermal power, operated by Forschungszentrum Jülich gmbH. Shut down, 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). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, neutron scattering, training and activation analysis.

Country

Germany

City

Jülich

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

23 MW

Operator

Forschungszentrum Jülich gmbH

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1962

Purpose

Isotope production, neutron scattering, training, activation analysis

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