Iraq · Baghdad · 33.315, 44.366 (approximate location)

IRT-5000

IRT-5000, a research reactor (pool) in Baghdad, Iraq, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center. Shut down, first critical in 1967.

It was one of the 2 research reactors Iraq has had; 0 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in Iraq to go critical. 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

Iraq

City

Baghdad

Type

Pool

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

Al Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1967

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