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G-1

G-1, a research reactor (graphite) in Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France, with 46 MW of thermal power, operated by French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Shut down, first critical in 1956.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 8 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries.

Country

France

City

Bagnols-sur-Cèze

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

46 MW

Operator

French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1956

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