Rapsodie

Rapsodie was an experimental nuclear reactor built in Cadarache in . It was France's first fast reactor, and first achieved criticality in 1967. Rapsodie was a sodium-cooled fast neutron loop-type reactor with a thermal output of 40MW and no electrical generation facilities, and closed in 1983.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ITER and WEST.

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is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project designed to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power. The facility is under construction near the Cadarache research center in southern France. is situated 3½ km north of Rapsodie.

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The , or Tungsten Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, is a French tokamak that originally began operating as Tore Supra after the discontinuation of TFR and of Petula. is situated 3 km north of Rapsodie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinon-sur-Verdon and Rians.

Village
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is a commune in the northwestern part of the department in the region in Southeastern . The town is on the left bank of the river near the . is situated 6 km northeast of Rapsodie.

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is a commune in the Var department in the region in southeastern France. is a provençal village in the Upper located north east of the .

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . is situated 10 km south of Rapsodie.

Rapsodie

Latitude
43.67659° or 43° 40′ 36″ north
Longitude
5.77266° or 5° 46′ 22″ east
Open location code
8FM7MQGF+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7297876343
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q999450
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Rapsodie” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “狂想曲”
  • Dutch: “Rapsodie”
  • French: “Rapsodie”
  • German: “Rapsodie”
  • Italian: “Rapsodie”
  • Italian: “Reattore nucleare Rapsodie”
  • Japanese: “ラプソディ”

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