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BARS-2

BARS-2, a research reactor (fast) in Moscow, Russia, operated by Research and Development Institute of Scientific Instruments. Decommissioned, first critical in 1971.

It was one of the 123 research reactors Russia has had; 57 remain in operation today. It went critical 25 years after the first research reactor in Russia, F-1 (1946). 15 fast research reactors remain in operation today across 6 countries.

Country

Russia

City

Moscow

Type

Fast

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Research and Development Institute of Scientific Instruments

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1971

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