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Ulysse

Ulysse, a research reactor (other) in Gif-sur-Yvette, France, with 100 kW of thermal power, operated by CEA Saclay. Shut down, 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). Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

France

City

Gif-sur-Yvette

Type

Other

Thermal power

100 kW

Operator

CEA Saclay

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1961

Purpose

Teaching, training

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