Halden research reactor (decommissioned)
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The Halden research reactor was a Norwegian boiling water reactor used for nuclear research and fuel testing, located in Halden and permanently shut down and decommissioned in the late 2010s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Halden research reactor | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boiling water reactor
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research reactor ⓘ |
| builtDuring | Cold War era ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1955 ⓘ |
| coolant | light water ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| decommissioningReason |
ageing facility
ⓘ
economic and funding challenges ⓘ |
| decommissioningStart | late 2010s ⓘ |
| designedFor |
instrumented fuel experiments
ⓘ
in‑pile materials testing ⓘ |
| firstCriticality | 1958 ⓘ |
| fuelEnrichment | below 20% U‑235 ⓘ |
| fuelType | low-enriched uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnection | no regular electricity production ⓘ |
| gridConnectionCountry | Norway (limited experimental power only) ⓘ |
| internationalCollaboration | OECD Nuclear Energy Agency member countries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| licensingAuthority | Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Viken county
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Østfold (former county) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Halden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | light water ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive in‑core instrumentation
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flexible experimental rigs ⓘ |
| operator | Institute for Energy Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Norwegian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian nuclear research programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permanentShutdownDecision | 2018 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
fuel testing
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materials testing ⓘ nuclear research ⓘ |
| reactorType | boiling water reactor ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
boiling water reactor technology
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digital instrumentation and control ⓘ human‑machine interface in nuclear power plants ⓘ reactor safety ⓘ |
| researchProgram | OECD Halden Reactor Project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyResearch |
fuel performance under accident conditions
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fuel performance under normal operation ⓘ human factors and control room design ⓘ materials behaviour in reactor environment ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
containment building
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emergency core cooling systems ⓘ |
| shutdownDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| status |
decommissioned
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permanently shut down ⓘ |
| thermalPower | 25 MWth ⓘ |
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Halden