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ILL High-Flux Reactor Criticality

Germany · Science / Nuclear Power. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1971

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz31 August 1971

Grenoble · Science / Nuclear Power

Directs the ILL during the period when its high-flux reactor first reaches criticality.

Names involved

Heinz Maier-Leibnitz

Provenance

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