THE HIGH-FLUX REACTOR PETTEN FACILITY AND PROGRAM

The Petten High Flux Reactor (HFR) is a water-cooled research reactor with an installed power of 45 MW. Even after thirty years of operation, thanks to some modifications made to bring it up to the state of the art, it is still in operation for some 250 days a year for a variety of research projects: Fuels and structural materials are examined for various reactor lines. Neutrons and radioisotopes are produced for medical and industrial applications. The HFR, which is owned by the European Communities, is operated by the Dutch ECN also for external research teams.