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Galileo Galilei RTS-1

Galileo Galilei RTS-1, a research reactor (pool) in Pisa, Italy, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by CAMEN Centro Applicazioni Militari Energia Nucleare. Decommissioned, first critical in 1963.

It was one of the 18 research reactors Italy has had; 5 remain in operation today. It went critical 4 years after the first research reactor in Italy, Avogadro RS-1 (1959). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Italy

City

Pisa

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

CAMEN Centro Applicazioni Militari Energia Nucleare

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1963

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