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Silene

Silene, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Dijon, France, with 1 kW of thermal power, operated by CEA Centre de Valduc. Shut down, first critical in 1974.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 26 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 15 homogeneous reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and materials testing.

Country

France

City

Dijon

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 kW

Operator

CEA Centre de Valduc

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1974

Purpose

Teaching, training, materials testing

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