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R-2

R-2, a research reactor (tank) in Nyköping, Sweden, with 50 MW of thermal power, operated by Studsvik Nuclear AB. Shut down, first critical in 1960.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Sweden has had; 0 remain in operation today. It went critical 6 years after the first research reactor in Sweden, R-1 (1954). 36 tank-type reactors remain in operation today across 23 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, neutron scattering, neutron radiography and teaching.

Country

Sweden

City

Nyköping

Type

Tank

Thermal power

50 MW

Operator

Studsvik Nuclear AB

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1960

Purpose

Isotope production, neutron scattering, neutron radiography, teaching, training, activation analysis, materials testing

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