Germany · Hannover · 52.367, 9.717 (approximate location)

SUR Hannover

SUR Hannover, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Hannover, Germany, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Institut für Kerntechnik. Decommissioned, first critical in 1971.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 14 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include training.

Country

Germany

City

Hannover

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Institut für Kerntechnik

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1971

Purpose

Training

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