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DR-3

DR-3, a research reactor (heavy water) in Roskilde, Denmark, with 10 MW of thermal power, operated by RISOE National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy. Shut down, first critical in 1960.

It was one of the 3 research reactors Denmark has had; 0 remain in operation today. It went critical 3 years after the first research reactor in Denmark, DR-1 (1957). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries.

Country

Denmark

City

Roskilde

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

10 MW

Operator

RISOE National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1960

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