Thailand · Bangkok · 13.752, 100.494 (approximate location)

TRR-1/M1

TRR-1/M1, a research reactor (tRIGA) in Bangkok, Thailand, with 1.3 MW of thermal power, operated by Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology. Operating, first critical in 1977.

It is the only research reactor in Thailand. 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, neutron radiography, transmutation and gemstone irradiation.

Country

Thailand

City

Bangkok

Type

TRIGA

Thermal power

1.3 MW

Operator

Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology

Design and construction

Designed by General Atomics

Status

Operating

First criticality

1977

Purpose

Isotope production, neutron radiography, transmutation, gemstone irradiation, teaching, training, activation analysis

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