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IRR-1

IRR-1, a research reactor (pool) in Yavne, Israel, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by Soreq Nuclear Research Centre. Operating, first critical in 1960.

By thermal power it ranks second among the 2 research reactors operating in Israel. It was the first research reactor in Israel to go critical and is still operating 66 years later. It is one of 48 pool-type reactors operating worldwide, spread across 28 countries. Its declared uses include neutron radiography, teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

Israel

City

Yavne

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

Soreq Nuclear Research Centre

Status

Operating

First criticality

1960

Purpose

Neutron radiography, teaching, training, activation analysis, geochronology

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