Norway · Kjeller · 59.983, 11.033 (approximate location)

NORA

NORA, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Kjeller, Norway, with 50 W of thermal power, operated by Institute for Nuclear Energy (IFA). Decommissioned, first critical in 1961.

It was one of the 4 research reactors Norway has had; 0 remain in operation today. It went critical 10 years after the first research reactor in Norway, JEEP I (1951). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

Norway

City

Kjeller

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

50 W

Operator

Institute for Nuclear Energy (IFA)

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1961

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