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Siloe

Siloe, a research reactor (pool) in Grenoble, France, with 35 MW of thermal power, operated by CEN Grenoble. Decommissioned, 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). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, transmutation and materials testing.

Country

France

City

Grenoble

Type

Pool

Thermal power

35 MW

Operator

CEN Grenoble

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Isotope production, transmutation, materials testing

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