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KRITZ

KRITZ, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Nyköping, Sweden, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Studsvik Ab. Decommissioned, first critical in 1969.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Sweden has had; 0 remain in operation today. It went critical 15 years after the first research reactor in Sweden, R-1 (1954). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

Sweden

City

Nyköping

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Studsvik Ab

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1969

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