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SF-1

SF-1, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Moscow, Russia, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Russian Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute. Decommissioned, first critical in 1972.

It was one of the 123 research reactors Russia has had; 57 remain in operation today. It went critical 26 years after the first research reactor in Russia, F-1 (1946). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

Russia

City

Moscow

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Russian Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1972

Purpose

Teaching, training

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