EWA Research Reactor (Świerk)

Исследовательский реактор «Ева» в Сверке

PolandОтвоцк (Сверк)1956–1958Industrial sites

Poland's first nuclear reactor, at the Institute of Nuclear Research in Świerk. The Soviet-designed 2 MW WWR-S reactor was purchased from the USSR; the Great Soviet Encyclopedia states that the EWA reactor was built with Soviet help. Construction took 20 months and the reactor was started on 14 June 1958; it ceased operation in February 1995.

Первый польский ядерный реактор в Институте ядерных исследований в Сверке. Реактор советской конструкции типа ВВР-С тепловой мощностью 2 МВт был приобретён у СССР; по сведениям Большой советской энциклопедии, реактор «Эва» построен с помощью СССР. Строительство заняло 20 месяцев, пуск состоялся 14 июня 1958 года; работа реактора прекращена в феврале 1995 года.

Property abroad

EraUSSR

FunctionResearch station

Present ownerRadioactive Waste Management Plant (ZUOP), Polish state enterprise

Acquisitionbuilt, 1958

StatusSold, transferred or lost

As of2025-02

The reactor was shut down on 24 February 1995 and dismantled; according to a ZUOP publication marking 30 years since the shutdown (2025), only the concrete biological shield remains in the hall, which is now part of building R1 housing the enterprise's administration.