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BR1

also Belgian Reactor 1, BR-1

BR1 is a 1 MW thermal graphite-moderated research reactor in Mol, Belgium, operated by SCK CEN. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 11 May 1956.

Operator
SCK CEN
Type
Research reactor
Approach
Fission
Country
BE
Status
Operating

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for BR1
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence 1 MW MW claimed IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator