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MR

MR, a research reactor (tank) in Moscow, Russia, with 50 MW of thermal power, operated by Russian Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute. Shut down, first critical in 1963.

It was one of the 123 research reactors Russia has had; 57 remain in operation today. It went critical 17 years after the first research reactor in Russia, F-1 (1946). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production and materials testing.

Country

Russia

City

Moscow

Type

Tank

Thermal power

50 MW

Operator

Russian Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Isotope production, materials testing

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