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PHENIX

PHENIX, a research reactor (fast) in Marcoule, France, with 563 MW of thermal power, operated by Centre de la Vallee Du Rhone, Cea. Shut down, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 25 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 15 fast research reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include transmutation and materials testing.

Country

France

City

Marcoule

Type

Fast

Thermal power

563 MW

Operator

Centre de la Vallee Du Rhone, Cea

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1973

Purpose

Transmutation, materials testing

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