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Rapsodie

Rapsodie, a research reactor (fast) in Cadarache, France, with 40 MW of thermal power, operated by CEN Cadarache. Shut down, first critical in 1963.

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

Country

France

City

Cadarache

Type

Fast

Thermal power

40 MW

Operator

CEN Cadarache

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1963

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