Türkiye · Istanbul · 41.014, 28.955 (approximate location)

TR-2, Turkish Reactor 2

TR-2, Turkish Reactor 2, a materials test reactor (MTR) in Istanbul, Türkiye, with 5 MW of thermal power, operated by TENMAK Nuclear Energy Research Institute (NUKEN). Temporary shutdown, first critical in 1981.

It is the most powerful research reactor in Türkiye, of the 2 currently operating. It went critical 19 years after the first research reactor in Türkiye, TR-1 (1962). It is one of 5 materials test reactors (MTR) operating worldwide, spread across 5 countries. Its declared uses include teaching.

Country

Türkiye

City

Istanbul

Type

Materials test reactor (MTR)

Thermal power

5 MW

Operator

TENMAK Nuclear Energy Research Institute (NUKEN)

Status

Temporary shutdown

First criticality

1981

Purpose

Teaching

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