Maria reactor

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The reactor during construction.
The reactor during construction.

Maria Reactor is Poland's second research nuclear reactor and currently the only one still in use. It is named in honor of Maria Sklodowska-Curie.

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Construction began on June 16, 1970 and the reactor was activated on December 18, 1974. With the shutdown of the Ewa reactor in 1995 it became Poland's only research nuclear reactor.

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