Argentina · Rosario · -32.953, -60.639

RA-4

RA-4, a research reactor (homogeneous) in Rosario, Argentina, with 1 W of thermal power, operated by Instituto de Estudios Nucleares y Radiaciones Ionizantes. Operating, first critical in 1972.

By thermal power it ranks fifth among the 5 research reactors operating in Argentina. It went critical 14 years after the first research reactor in Argentina, RA-1 Enrico Fermi Reactor (1958). It is one of 15 homogeneous reactors operating worldwide, spread across 6 countries. Its declared uses include teaching and training.

Country

Argentina

City

Rosario

Type

Homogeneous

Thermal power

1 W

Operator

Instituto de Estudios Nucleares y Radiaciones Ionizantes

Status

Operating

First criticality

1972

Purpose

Teaching, training

See also: every research reactor in Argentina · How research reactors work