Materials testing reactor
A materials testing reactor (MTR) is a high-flux research nuclear reactor aimed at studying materials exposed to a high neutron flux.
United States
The first Materials Testing Reactor (MTR), was designed jointly by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory and operated in Idaho from 1952-1970.[1][2]
Other Examples
Materials testing reactors include:
- BR2, the Belgian Reactor 2, moderated with a paraboloid beryllium matrix, in operation at SCK CEN since 1962.[3]
- Dounreay Materials Testing Reactor, a Dido class reactor in the United Kingdom.
- ETRR-2, at the nuclear research center in Inshas, Egypt.
- Jules Horowitz Reactor, under construction at the Cadarache nuclear facility in southern France.[4]
- Research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands.
- Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH) in Pakistan.
- Reactor Technology Complex of the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho, United States.
- RV-1 nuclear reactor in Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research, Venezuela.
- SAFARI-1, outside of Pretoria, South Africa, also used to produce medical isotopes.
- RSG G.A Siwabessy in Serpong, Indonesia
- Japan Material Testing Reactor (1968 to 2021).[5]
- Washington State University Reactor (1961 to 1967)
See also
References
- ^ Studsvik, A message from; PacTec, A message from (2025-07-25). "The MTR—Gone now, but not forgotten". American Nuclear Society -- ANS. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Materials Testing Reactor" (PDF). Physics Today. 5 (6): 27–28. 1952-06-01. doi:10.1063/1.3067632. ISSN 0031-9228. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ Baugnet, J.M.; Roedt, Ch. de; Gubel, P.; Koonen, E. (2025-01-14). "The BR2 materials testing reactor. Past, ongoing and under-study upgradings". INIS – International Nuclear Information System. p. 34–34. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Jules Horowitz Materials Testing Reactor (JHR)". Rincón educativo. 2024-01-10. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
- ^ "Japan Atomic Energy Agency Oarai Nuclear Engineering Institute". 国立研究開発法人日本原子力研究開発機構. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
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