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KAHTER

KAHTER, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Jülich, Germany, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. Decommissioned, 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). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

Germany

City

Jülich

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1973

Purpose

Critical assembly for high-temperature reactor research

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