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F-1

F-1, a research reactor (graphite) in Moscow, Russia, with 24 kW of thermal power, operated by National Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute. Shut down, first critical in 1946.

It was one of the 123 research reactors Russia has had; 57 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in Russia to go critical. 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

Russia

City

Moscow

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

24 kW

Operator

National Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1946

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

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