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IAEA has released a document on the history and prospects of the SLOWPOKE and MNSR reactors

AtomInfo.Ru, PUBLISHED 09.12.2025

The IAEA has released a document on the history, development and future of the SLOWPOKE and MNSR research reactors.

Document title is INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, STI/DOC/010/497, History, Development and Future of SLOWPOKE and MNSR Research Reactors, IAEA, Vienna (2025), https://doi.org/10.61092/iaea.nj1m-x1cm.

The document has 131 pages and seven figures. The document language is English.

The terms of purchase of a hard copy of the document are available at this link. The current price is 74 euros, the electronic version is available for free (see the link above).


The name of SLOWPOKE stands for Safe LOW-POwer Kritical Experiment. The mistake in the word critical was made intentionally by the designers.

The MNSR reactor was developed based on SLOWPOKE design solutions.

Topics: Research reactors, IAEA, Canada, China


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