ASTRA (reactor)

ASTRA was a type of nuclear research reactor built in Seibersdorf, Austria. The acronym stands for Adaptierter Schwimmbecken-Typ-Reaktor Austria (Adapted swimming pool-type reactor Austria). ASTRA operated from 1960 to 1999. See also: Austrian Research Centers (ARC).

Timeline

September 1960	100kW (initial criticality)
May 1962	1MW
August 1962	5MW
August 1969	6MW
1972	7MW
January 1975	8MW
~1989	9.5MW
1999	decommissioned

External links

• Announcement of planned shutdown from ARC
• Planning for the Decommissioning of the ASTRA-Reactor, an IRPA paper from ARC (PDF)
• 2001 European Commission legal opinion concerning the disposal of nuclear waste from decommissioning ASTRA