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RPT

RPT, a research reactor (graphite) in Moscow, Russia, with 20 MW of thermal power, operated by National Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute. Decommissioned, first critical in 1952.

It was one of the 123 research reactors Russia has had; 57 remain in operation today. It went critical 6 years after the first research reactor in Russia, F-1 (1946). 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries.

Country

Russia

City

Moscow

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

20 MW

Operator

National Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1952

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