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ZLFR

ZLFR, a research reactor (tank) in Zittau, Germany, with 10 W of thermal power, operated by Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz. Decommissioned, first critical in 1979.

It was one of the 45 research reactors Germany has had; 6 remain in operation today. It went critical 22 years after the first research reactor in Germany, FRM (1957). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

Germany

City

Zittau

Type

Tank

Thermal power

10 W

Operator

Hochschule Zittau/Görlitz

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1979

Purpose

Teaching, training

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