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SAFARI-1

SAFARI-1 is a 20 MW thermal tank-in-pool research reactor in Pretoria, South Africa, operated by the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 18 March 1965.

Type
Research reactor
Approach
Water-cooled
Country
ZA
Status
Operating

Design values

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

Design values for SAFARI-1
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence 20 MW MW claimed IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator