AVR reactor

The AVR reactor was a prototype pebble-bed reactor, located immediately adjacent to Jülich Research Centre in West Germany, constructed in 1960, grid connected in 1967 and shut down in 1988.
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  • Power station
  • …lies at an elevation of 96 metres (315 feet)
  • Description: prototype nuclear reactor in Germany

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Schloss Hambach and St. Stephanus (Selgersdorf).
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is a castle, which is situated 1½ km east of AVR reactor.
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of AVR reactor.
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is a hotel, which is situated 2 km southeast of AVR reactor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hambach and Niederzier.
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is a village.
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is a municipality in the … is situated 4 km southeast of AVR reactor.
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of AVR reactor.

AVR reactor

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Latitude
50.90306° or 50° 54′ 11″ north
Longitude
6.42111° or 6° 25′ 16″ east
Open location code
9F28WC3C+6C
Geo­Names ID
11837578
Wiki­data ID
Q300178

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“AVR reactor” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “AVR反应堆”
  • Chinese: “AVR反應堆”
  • Chinese: “煤球炉式反应堆”
  • Chinese: “煤球爐式反應堆”
  • Dutch: “Onderzoekskerncentrale Julich”
  • Dutch: “Onderzoekskerncentrale Jülich”
  • German: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor”
  • German: “AVR (Jülich)”
  • German: “AVR Jülich”
  • German: “AVR”
  • Italian: “reattore AVR”
  • Japanese: “AVR (原子炉)”
  • Polish: “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Versuchsreaktor”
  • Russian: “АЭС Юлих”
  • Russian: “Экспериментальная АЭС Юлих”
  • Swedish: “AVR (reaktor)”
  • Swedish: “AVR”
  • Ukrainian: “Юліхська експериментальна АЕС”
  • Ukrainian: “Юліхський дослідний ядерний реактор”

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