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Cesar

Cesar, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Saint-Paul-les-Durance, France, with 10 kW of thermal power, operated by CEN Cadarache. Decommissioned, first critical in 1964.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

France

City

Saint-Paul-les-Durance

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

10 kW

Operator

CEN Cadarache

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

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