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=== BR1 ===
''The Belgian Reactor 1'' (BR1) is the first [[research reactor]] to have been built and commissioned in [[Belgium]]. This [[natural uranium]] air-cooled [[graphite]]-[[neutron moderator|moderated]] reactor was commissioned in 1956. Its maximal thermal power is 4&nbsp;MW, but it is presently only operated at 700&nbsp;kW. Its natural uranium inventory could allow the reactor to run without refueling during several centuries (~&nbsp;300 years). At first, this [[research reactor]] was used primarily for research into reactor and neutron physics, for [[neutron activation analysis]], and for a minor production of [[radionuclide]]s. Now, it is being used for the irradiation of components, the calibration of measuring instruments, and for performing analyses and training nuclear students. BR1 operates by order of other research centres, universities and the industry.