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The Petten nuclear reactors are nuclear research reactors in Petten, Netherlands. There are two reactors on the premises of the Petten research centre: a high flux reactor and a low flux reactor. On 2009, the Argentine company INVAP (teamed with Spanish group Isolux) was pre selected in the international tender called for the PALLAS project, for the procurement of an 80 MW nuclear reactor for the Dutch village of Petten 〔(''Argentina, a un paso de venderle un reactor nuclear a Holanda'' )〕 but on February 2010, the Dutch radiopharmaceutical producer Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) extended the preparatory phase up to end of the year for financing 〔()〕 == Imminent bankruptcy NRG == Mid-May 2014 NRG, the company that operates the reactor, asked a bridging loan to at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, because of the financial losses in the previous years. A bankruptcy could not be ruled out, if the credit would be refused. In addition, there were negotiations with the banks, because of the estimated 80 million euro, needed for the upcoming maintenance of the 50-year-old reactor. 〔 (Dutch) Nu.nl (14 may 2014) (Company behind nuclear reactor Petten almost bankrupt ) 〕 〔 (Dutch) KRO brandpunt reporter (15 May 2014) (nuclear reactor Petten almost bankrupt ) 〕 ==The high flux reactor (HFR)== The high flux reactor in Petten has been in use since 1961. The first criticality was obtained the November 9th, 1961. The reactor was furnished by Allis-Chalmers. Its capacity was increased in steps to 45 MW (thermal) by 1970. The HFR is property of the European Commission and is operated by the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG). The life span of the current HFR will end around 2015. It has already been decided that a new HFR (''Pallas'') will be constructed to start operating by this time. From August 2008 the HFR was shut down due to corrosion of the pipes in its primary cooling circuit. The operator is expecting to bring the plant back on-line in February 2009.〔http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_Date_set_for_Petten_reactor_s_return_1510081.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Petten nuclear reactor」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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