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HBWR

HBWR, a research reactor (heavy water) in Halden, Norway, with 20 MW of thermal power, operated by Institutt for Energiteknikk. Shut down, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 4 research reactors Norway has had; 0 remain in operation today. It went critical 8 years after the first research reactor in Norway, JEEP I (1951). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries. Its declared uses include innovative research and materials testing.

Country

Norway

City

Halden

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

20 MW

Operator

Institutt for Energiteknikk

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1959

Purpose

Innovative research, materials testing

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