Lucens reactor
1962 establishments in Switzerland1969 disestablishments in SwitzerlandBuildings and structures in the canton of VaudFormer nuclear power stations in SwitzerlandFormer nuclear research institutes ... and 2 more
Nuclear accidents and incidentsRadioactively contaminated areas
The Lucens reactor was a 6 MW experimental nuclear power reactor built next to Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland. After its connection to the electrical grid on 29 January 1968, the reactor only operated for a few months before it suffered an accident on 21 January 1969. The cause was a corrosion-induced loss of heat dispersal leading to the destruction of a pressure tube which caused an adjacent pressure tube to fail, and partial meltdown of the core, resulting in radioactive contamination of the cavern.
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Dépôt et Abri des Biens Culturels (DABC)
Route de Moudon 60
1510 (Lucens)
Vaud, Switzerland
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