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IEA-R1

IEA-R1 is a 5 MW thermal pool-type research reactor in Sao Paulo, Brazil, operated by Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 16 September 1957.

Type
Research reactor
Approach
Water-cooled
Country
BR
Status
Operating

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for IEA-R1
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Thermal capacity (rated) medium confidence 5 MW MW claimed IAEA Research Reactor Database (RRDB): public reactor list (JSON behind nucleus.iaea.org/rrdb) aggregator