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RP-01

RP-01, a research reactor (tank) in Bucharest, Romania, operated by Politehnica University of Bucharest. Decommissioned, first critical in 1976.

It was one of the 5 research reactors Romania has had; 2 remain in operation today. It went critical 19 years after the first research reactor in Romania, VVR-S Bucharest (1957). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries.

Country

Romania

City

Bucharest

Type

Tank

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Politehnica University of Bucharest

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1976

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