Philippines · Quezon City · 14.660, 121.056

PRR-1

PRR-1, a research reactor (subcritical assembly) in Quezon City, Philippines, operated by PNRI Nuclear Reactor Operations Section. Operating, first critical in 1963.

It is the only research reactor in the Philippines. It is one of 20 subcritical assemblies operating worldwide, spread across 13 countries. Its declared uses include teaching, training and activation analysis. It has been 63 years since its first criticality.

Country

Philippines

City

Quezon City

Type

Subcritical assembly

Thermal power

critical

Operator

PNRI Nuclear Reactor Operations Section

Status

Operating

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Teaching, training, activation analysis

See also: How research reactors work