HFR Petten
- Country: Netherlands
- Role: Research
- Status: Operating
- Year: 1961
Overview
The High Flux Reactor at Petten, running since 1961 at an average 45 MW, has historically supplied up to a third of European medical radioisotopes. It is slated for replacement by the PALLAS reactor this decade.
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