Soreq Nuclear Research Center
馃嚠馃嚤 Yavne, IL 路 Active
Also known as Soreq NRC, SNRC
Soreq Nuclear Research Center is an Israeli research and development institute near Yavne and Palmachim, operating under the Israel Atomic Energy Commission and under IAEA supervision. It has a 5 megawatt pool-type light water research reactor supplied by the United States in the late 1950s under the Atoms for Peace programme. It hosts SARAF, the Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility, a superconducting linear accelerator for protons and deuterons.
- Sector
- Fission
- Role
- Research institute, Operator
It is the operator of record for IRR-1 (operating).
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRR-1 | Thermal capacity (rated) | 5 | MW | design valueclaimed |