FRM II
Reactor Data
Research Reactors
Research and test reactors, critical assemblies and prototypes at this site, as listed in the IAEA Research Reactor Database: type, thermal power, first criticality, shutdown date, current status and what each is used for.
2 reactors: 1 under decommissioning, 1 temporary shutdown.
| Reactor | Type | Thermal Power | First Criticality | Shutdown | Status | Used For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRM | Pool | 4 MWt | 1957-10-31 | 2000-07-28 | Under decommissioning | |
| FRM II | Pool | 20 MWt | 2004-03-02 | Temporary shutdown | isotope production, neutron scattering, neutron radiography, transmutation, activation analysis, geochronology, neutron capture therapy, nuclear data, teaching, training |
Source: IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB), as of 2026-10-13.
Working Here
Per Diem Rates FY 2026
Per diem covers lodging and meals & incidental expenses (M&IE) for government and contractor travel near this facility. Rates are from the U.S. State Department foreign per diem tables for FY 2026.
$237
Lodging/Night
$140
M&IE/Day
$377
Total/Day
Germany: rate for locations the State Department does not list separately
U.S. Department of State foreign per diem, for U.S. government and contractor travel.
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48.2657, 11.6757
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Plant Facts
About This Site
Written by NukeWorker from public records: facts that do not change. Operator, status and capacity come from the live data elsewhere on this page. Sources: Wikipedia: FRM II; TUM FRM II: From the Atomic Egg to the FRM II.
FRM II is a research reactor on the Garching research campus of the Technical University of Munich, in Garching bei München, Bavaria, about 18 km north of Munich. It replaced the university's first research reactor on the same campus.
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That first reactor, nicknamed the Atomic Egg, began operation on 31 October 1957 and was shut down in July 2000. Construction of FRM II began with a groundbreaking in August 1996. The reactor was built by Siemens, with highly enriched uranium fuel and a liquid deuterium cold source. It first reached criticality on 2 March 2004, and was handed over to the university for routine operation on 29 April 2005.