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MA-R1

MA-R1, a research reactor (tRIGA) in Rabat, Morocco, with 2 MW of thermal power, operated by CNESTEN. Operating, first critical in 2007.

It is the only research reactor in Morocco. It is one of 36 TRIGA reactors operating worldwide, spread across 17 countries. It is one of 65 research reactors in 20 countries that General Atomics designed or built. Its declared uses include isotope production, teaching, training and activation analysis.

Country

Morocco

City

Rabat

Type

TRIGA

Thermal power

2 MW

Operator

CNESTEN

Design and construction

Designed by General Atomics

Status

Operating

First criticality

2007

Purpose

Isotope production, teaching, training, activation analysis

See also: How research reactors work · every reactor by General Atomics