The 2H (),, p ) n cross section was measured absolutely at 0 ° for the outgoing proton, for photon energies between 8 and 18 MeV. The rising trend observed in the cross section in this energy region indicates the existence of the theoretically predicted minimum. Our results at Ev..~ 10 MeV are well described by recent relativistic calculations, the data around 15 MeV, on the contrary, are commonly underestimated.