Masurca
Masurca is an office in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Masurca is situated nearby to Rapsodie, as well as near Phébus.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rapsodie and ITER.
Rapsodie
Rapsodie was an experimental nuclear reactor built in Cadarache in France. 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. Rapsodie is situated 300 metres northeast of Masurca.ITER
Photo: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, CC BY 2.0.
ITER is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject aimed at creating energy through a fusion process similar to that of the Sun. ITER is situated 3½ km north of Masurca.
WEST
The WEST, 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. WEST is situated 3 km north of Masurca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vinon-sur-Verdon and Rians.
Vinon-sur-Verdon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vinon-sur-Verdon is a commune in the northwestern part of the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. The town is on the left bank of the river Verdon near the Gorges du Verdon. Vinon-sur-Verdon is situated 6 km northeast of Masurca.
Rians
Photo: Espirat, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rians is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Rians is a provençal village in the Upper Var located north east of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.
Mirabeau
Village
Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
Mirabeau is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It has several buildings from the 13th century in the centre, including the Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine. Mirabeau is situated 10 km west of Masurca.
Masurca
- Type: Research
- Description: French 5KW research reactor
- Categories: research reactor, breeder reactor, fast-neutron reactor, office, and education
- Location: Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.67546° or 43° 40′ 32″ northLongitude
5.76922° or 5° 46′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8FM7MQG9+5MOpenStreetMap ID
way 781656605OpenStreetMap feature
office=researchWikidata ID
Q16040244
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In Other Languages
“Masurca” goes by many names.
- French: “MAquette de SURgénération de CAdarache”
- French: “Masurca”
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