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Siloette

Siloette, a research reactor (pool) in Grenoble, France, with 100 kW of thermal power, operated by CEA Grenoble. Decommissioned, first critical in 1964.

It was one of the 38 research reactors France has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in France, ZOE (EL-1) (1948). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

France

City

Grenoble

Type

Pool

Thermal power

100 kW

Operator

CEA Grenoble

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

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