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LPRR

LPRR, a research reactor (pool) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with 30 kW of thermal power, operated by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST). Under construction.

It will be the first research reactor operating in Saudi Arabia once it starts up. 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. It is one of 9 research reactors in 7 countries that INVAP designed or built.

Country

Saudi Arabia

City

Riyadh

Type

Pool

Thermal power

30 kW

Operator

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Design and construction

Designed and built by INVAP

Status

Under construction

First criticality

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Purpose

Training and education (human-resources development for the national atomic energy programme); research; planned neutron activation analysis and neutron radiography

See also: How research reactors work · every reactor by INVAP