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

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