CROCUS
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CROCUS is a research reactor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, a research institute and university in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The uranium nuclear reactor core is in an aluminium container that measures across with -thick walls. The aluminum vessel is filled with demineralized light water to serve as both a neutron moderator and a neutron reflector.
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