Lucens reactor
The Lucens reactor was a 6 MW experimental nuclear power reactor built next to Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland. After its connection to the electrical grid on 29 January 1968, the reactor only operated for a year before it suffered an accident on 21 January 1969.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Curtilles Castle and Lucens Castle.
Curtilles Castle
Castle
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Curtilles Castle is a castle in the municipality of Curtilles of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Curtilles Castle is situated 2 km east of Lucens reactor.
Lucens Castle
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lucens Castle is a castle in the municipality of Lucens in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance. Lucens Castle is situated 2 km north of Lucens reactor.
Lucens railway station
Railway station
Lucens railway station is a railway station in the municipality of Lucens, in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It is an intermediate stop on the standard gauge Palézieux–Lyss line of Swiss Federal Railways. Lucens railway station is situated 2 km northeast of Lucens reactor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bussy-sur-Moudon and Oulens-sur-Lucens.
Bussy-sur-Moudon
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bussy-sur-Moudon is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Oulens-sur-Lucens
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oulens-sur-Lucens is a former municipality in the district of Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. On July 1, 2011 it was merged into Lucens.
Curtilles
Village
Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Curtilles is a municipality in the district Broye-Vully in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Lucens reactor
- Type: Industry
- Description: former nuclear reactor in Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland
- Categories: nuclear reactor, pilot plant, building, and historic site
- Location: Lucens, Broye-Vully District, Vaud, Western Switzerland, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.6932° or 46° 41′ 36″ northLongitude
6.82636° or 6° 49′ 35″ eastElevation
517 metres (1,696 feet)Open location code
8FR8MRVG+7GOpenStreetMap ID
way 575848931OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=industrialGeoNames ID
11839087Wikidata ID
Q686884
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Lucens reactor” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مفاعل لوسنس”
- Chinese: “呂桑反應爐”
- Dutch: “Lucens reactor”
- French: “Centrale nucleaire de Lucens”
- French: “Centrale nucléaire de Lucens”
- German: “Forschungsreaktor Lucens”
- German: “Kernkraftwerk Lucens”
- German: “Reaktor Lucens”
- German: “VAKL”
- German: “Versuchsatomkraftwerk Lucens”
- Indonesian: “Reaktor Lucens”
- Italian: “centrale nucleare di Lucens”
- Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Lucens”
- Japanese: “リュサン原子力発電所”
- Japanese: “リュサン原子炉”
- Japanese: “リュサン炉”
- Persian: “رآکتور لوسنس”
- Persian: “راکتور لوسنس”
- Persian: “نیروگاه خاموش لوسنس”
- Polish: “Elektrownia jądrowa Lucens”
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