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WWR-M Kiev

WWR-M Kiev, a research reactor (tank) in Kiev, Ukraine, with 10 MW of thermal power, operated by Institute for Nuclear Research. Operating, first critical in 1960.

It is the most powerful research reactor in Ukraine, of the 3 currently operating. It was the first research reactor in Ukraine to go critical and is still operating 66 years later. It is one of 36 tank-type reactors operating worldwide, spread across 23 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, neutron scattering, teaching and activation analysis.

Country

Ukraine

City

Kiev

Type

Tank

Thermal power

10 MW

Operator

Institute for Nuclear Research

Status

Operating

First criticality

1960

Purpose

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

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