Type:

Open pool.

Power: 

1 MW thermal power.

Average thermal flux at irradiation position:

1x10¹³ n/(cm² seg)

Use:

Radioisotope production (laboratory scale) Research - Training

Nuclear Fuel:

Lower than 20% enriched Uranium

Fuel Elements:

Plate-type clad in Aluminum

Coolant:

Light water (downward forced flow)

Moderator:

Light water

Reflector:

Graphite – light water

Control:

4 absorbing rods in Ag-In-Cd

Core Configuration:

Variable

Type:

Centrifugal pump

Heat exchanger:

Plate-typ

Type:

Cooling tower - centrifugal pum

Type:

Mixed bed ion exchange column

Quantity:

1 column - 1 filter

Conductivity at outlet:

Less than 2 µS/cm

Diameter:

3 m.

Height:

10 m.

Material:

Stainless steel

Diameter

1 m.

Height:

6 m.

Material:

Stainless steel

Axial:

Light water

Radial:

Light water - reinforced heavy concrete

Tangential:

1

Radial:

4

Quantity:

2

Type:

1 with graphite - 1 without graphite

Location:

Core grid

Application:

Irradiated material being transferred from reactor tank to transfer cell.

Application:

Loading/unloading irradiated capsules into/from irradiation boxes

Main Equipment:

Shielded window
Remote-handling tongs.

Shielding:

Reinforced concrete and lead

Aplicación:

Opening of irradiated capsules, handling and preparation of irradiated samples.

Main Equipment:

Shielded window.
Mechanical master-slave manipulator.
Airtight box.
Capsule-opening device.

Shielding:

Lead

Application:

Lodging of pneumatic loop terminals.
Handling of irradiated material.

Quantity:

2

Equipment:

Irradiation head.
Loading and receiving station.
Drive system.
Pneumatic system.

Irradiated FE:

Storage in an auxiliary pool

Storage capacity for spent FE:

For life-span of reactor

Start-up:

Three fission chambers

Power:

Four ionization chambers

Main control room:
(Facing the reactor pool)

Main control desk
Security officer desk
Shift supervisor desk

Redundant and diversified safety chains

Reactor operation computerized system

Equipment:

Detection of FE failures.
Detection of activity in the secondary.
Detection of ¹³¹I, noble gases and aerosols in the stack.
Movable monitor for ¹³¹I, noble gases and aerosols.
Fixed monitors for area activity.
Various types of portable monitors.
Foot and hand contamination monitors.

Type:

Confinement with dynamic underpressure.
Hermetic isolation valves for emergency conditions.
Underpressure 10mm of H₂O

Filters:

Absolute extraction filters for normal conditions.
Absolute and carbon-activated filters for emergency conditions.
Absolute and carbon-activated for recirculation under emergency conditions.

Clean and dry compressed air

Fire detection

Manual and automatic fire extinguishing system

Electric power system

Stand-by power system for illumination and power supply

Emergency power illumination system

Closed TV circuit

Internal telephone network

Loudspeaker system

Internal gas network

Internal supply of cold/hot water

Bridge crane, 5 ton with auxiliary SS hook (1ton)