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BR2

also Belgian Reactor 2, BR-2

BR2 is a 100 MW thermal tank-in-pool research reactor in Mol, Belgium, operated by SCK CEN. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 6 July 1961.

Operator
SCK CEN
Type
Research reactor
Approach
Water-cooled
Country
BE
Status
Operating

Design values

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

Design values for BR2
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence 100 MW MW claimed IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator