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Phebus

Phebus, a research reactor (pool) in Aix-en-Provence, France, with 38 MW of thermal power, operated by CEN Cadarache. Shut down, first critical in 1978.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 30 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include materials testing.

Country

France

City

Aix-en-Provence

Type

Pool

Thermal power

38 MW

Operator

CEN Cadarache

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1978

Purpose

Materials testing

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