Taiwan · Taoyuan City · 24.991, 121.314 (approximate location)

TRR

TRR, a research reactor (heavy water) in Taoyuan City, Taiwan, with 40 MW of thermal power, operated by Institute of Nuclear Energy Research. Decommissioned, first critical in 1973.

It was one of the 6 research reactors Taiwan has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 12 years after the first research reactor in Taiwan, THOR (1961). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries.

Country

Taiwan

City

Taoyuan City

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

40 MW

Operator

Institute of Nuclear Energy Research

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1973

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