Latvia · Salaspils · 56.867, 24.350 (approximate location)

SRR Salaspils Research Reactor

SRR Salaspils Research Reactor, a research reactor (pool) in Salaspils, Latvia, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. Shut down, first critical in 1961.

It was one of the 2 research reactors Latvia has had; 0 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in Latvia to go critical. 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Latvia

City

Salaspils

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1961

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