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Dalat Research Reactor

Dalat Research Reactor, a research reactor (pool) in Dalat, Vietnam, with 500 kW of thermal power, operated by Dalat Nuclear Research Institute. Operating, first critical in 1963.

It is the only research reactor operating in Vietnam today. It is one of 48 pool-type reactors operating worldwide, spread across 28 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, transmutation, gemstone irradiation and teaching. It has been 63 years since its first criticality.

Country

Vietnam

City

Dalat

Type

Pool

Thermal power

500 kW

Operator

Dalat Nuclear Research Institute

Status

Operating

First criticality

1963

Purpose

Isotope production, transmutation, gemstone irradiation, teaching, training, activation analysis, nuclear data

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