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IRR-1

IRR-1 is a 5 MW thermal pool-type research reactor in Yavne, Israel, operated by the Soreq Nuclear Research Center. The IAEA Research Reactor Database lists it as operational, with first criticality on 16 June 1960.

Type
Research reactor
Approach
Water-cooled
Country
IL
Status
Operating

Design values

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

Design values for IRR-1
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