The research reactor Munich (FRM), known as the « Atomic Egg », came into operation on 31 October 1957 after only 11 months of construction and a 2-month planning period. It was the first nuclear facility in the young Federal Republic of Germany, established as part of the « Atoms for Peace » program initiated by President Eisenhower. It served exclusively as a neutron source for research and the training of young physicists and is the birthplace of neutron research in Germany.