Technical details | |
Thermal output | 20 megawatts |
Reactor cycle length | 60 days |
Number of cycles | usually 4 per year |
Operating days | up to 240 days per year |
Maximum neutron flux | 8 · 1014 neutrons/cm2 s |
People |
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Number of employees on the FRM II site | around 400, including over 130 scientists |
Number of guest researchers | about 1200 per year |
Number of scientific experiments | about 1200 per year |
Number of non-scientific visitors | about 3000 per year |
Overview of costs |
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Budget including personnel costs (FRM II and MLZ) | 72 million € in 2023 |
Costs for a fuel element (without disposal) | 1 million € |
Construction costs of the FRM II | 435 million € |
Revenue from orders from industry | about 1,3 million € per year |