Jordan · Amman · 31.950, 35.933 (approximate location)

JSA - Jordan Subcritical Assembly

JSA - Jordan Subcritical Assembly, a research reactor (subcritical assembly) in Amman, Jordan, operated by Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)/Univ. of Scie.&Techn.. Operating, first critical in 2013.

It is one of the 2 research reactors operating in Jordan, the only zero-power assembly among them. It was the first research reactor in Jordan to go critical and is still operating 13 years later. It is one of 20 subcritical assemblies operating worldwide, spread across 13 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

Jordan

City

Amman

Type

Subcritical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC)/Univ. of Scie.&Techn.

Status

Operating

First criticality

2013

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

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