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Rachel

Rachel, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Dijon, France, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). Decommissioned, first critical in 1961.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 13 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

Dijon

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1961

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