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NS Otto Hahn

NS Otto Hahn, a research reactor (other) in Geesthacht, Germany, with 38 MW of thermal power, operated by GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH. Decommissioned, first critical in 1968.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 11 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957).

Country

Germany

City

Geesthacht

Type

Other

Thermal power

38 MW

Operator

GKSS-Forschungszentrum Geesthacht gmbH

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1968

Purpose

Research on nuclear propulsion for ships

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