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RA

RA, a research reactor (heavy water) in Vinca, Serbia, with 6.5 MW of thermal power, operated by Reactor Engineering Department. Decommissioned, first critical in 1959.

It was one of the 2 research reactors Serbia has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 1 year after the first research reactor in Serbia, RB (1958). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries.

Country

Serbia

City

Vinca

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

6.5 MW

Operator

Reactor Engineering Department

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1959

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