Projects / prj-psi-copenhagen-atomics
Copenhagen Atomics critical experiment at the Paul Scherrer Institute
Test reactor, not a power plant. PSI and Copenhagen Atomics agreed in July 2024 to run a Copenhagen Atomics molten-salt critical experiment at PSI to validate the technology. No licence decision or start date is established.
- Stage
- Announced
- Design
- Design not selected (Microreactor)
- Technology
- Not selected · unknown
- Operator(s)
- Paul Scherrer Institute, Copenhagen Atomics
- Vendor(s)
- —
- Location
- Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen · Switzerland · precision: approximate
OpenStreetMap Nominatim point for 'Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen' (research institute); campus point, not an experiment hall. - Coordinates
- 47.5359, 8.2222
- Electrical capacity
- — · scope: plant
- Thermal capacity
- —
- Modules planned
- —
- Inclusion basis
- microreactor_labeled
- Confidence
- medium
- Last verified
- 2026-10-02 (publication/verification date)
Milestones & dated events
- No dated milestones recorded yet.
Regulatory actions
- None recorded in this release.
Sources
- PSI: cooperation in reactor research (Copenhagen Atomics) (company_primary, accessed 2026-10-02)