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IGR

IGR, a research reactor (graphite) in Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, operated by Institute of Atomic Energy (IAE). Operating, first critical in 1960.

It is one of the 4 research reactors operating in Kazakhstan, the only zero-power assembly among them. It was the first research reactor in Kazakhstan to go critical and is still operating 66 years later. It is one of 4 graphite-moderated research reactors operating worldwide, spread across 3 countries. Its declared uses include activation analysis and materials testing.

Country

Kazakhstan

City

Kurchatov

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

critical

Operator

Institute of Atomic Energy (IAE)

Status

Operating

First criticality

1960

Purpose

Activation analysis, materials testing

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