Kjeller
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Kjeller is located near Lillestrøm in the municipality of Skedsmo, Norway. Kjeller locates:
- Kjeller Airport
- Norwegian Defence Logistic Organization (FLO)
- The Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI)
- The Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), including one of Norway's two nuclear research reactors.
- Norwegian Institute for Air Research
- The Norwegian Standardisation Bureau
- UniK (University Graduate Center)
- Akershus University College
- NORSAR (seismological related research)
Historically, Kjeller has also been the location for a small aircraft factory. The Telenor Research Centre was located in Kjeller until 2001, when the majority of employees moved to Fornebu on 23rd of November. Akershus University College was opened in autumn 2003 at Telenor's previous location. Approximately 3700 students attend the university.
The nuclear reactor at Kjeller, opened in the fall of 1951 was the first reactor outside the two superpowers (the US, Soviet Union) and Canada, Great Britain, France. On 9 September 2006, the reactor suffered a "contained" leak which forced it to shut down for three weeks for repairs. [1] [2]
