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SUA

SUA, a research reactor (subcritical assembly) in Munich, Germany, operated by Technical University of Munich. Decommissioned, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 2 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 20 subcritical assemblies remain in operation today across 13 countries.

Country

Germany

City

Munich

Type

Subcritical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Technical University of Munich

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

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