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AGN-201 Costanza

AGN-201 Costanza, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Palermo, Italy, with 20 W of thermal power, operated by Department of Nuclear Engineering. Operating, first critical in 1960.

By thermal power it ranks fourth among the 5 research reactors operating in Italy. It went critical 1 year after the first research reactor in Italy, Avogadro RS-1 (1959). It is one of 15 homogeneous reactors operating worldwide, spread across 6 countries. It has been 66 years since its first criticality.

Country

Italy

City

Palermo

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

20 W

Operator

Department of Nuclear Engineering

Status

Operating

First criticality

1960

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