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Pelinduna-0

Pelinduna-0, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Pretoria, South Africa, operated by Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center. Decommissioned, first critical in 1967.

It was one of the 2 research reactors South Africa has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 2 years after the first research reactor in South Africa, SAFARI-1 (1965). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

South Africa

City

Pretoria

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Pelindaba Nuclear Research Center

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1967

See also: every research reactor in South Africa · How research reactors work