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Masurca

Masurca, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, France, with 5 kW of thermal power, operated by CEN Cadarache. Shut down, first critical in 1966.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 18 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

France

City

Saint-Paul-lès-Durance

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

5 kW

Operator

CEN Cadarache

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1966

Purpose

Teaching, training

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