Type:

Open pool

Power:

500 kW thermal power

Average thermal flux at irradiation position:

5x10¹² n/(cm²sec)

Use:

Radioisotope production (small lab scale)
Research and Training
Neutron Activation Analysis
Test bench for INVAP projects

Fuel:

Enriched Uranium

Fuel element:

Plate-type lad in Aluminum

Coolant:

Light water (forced downward 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-type

Type:

Cooling tower – centrifugal pump

Type:

Mixed bed ion exchange column

Quantity:

1 column, 1 filter

Conductivity at outlet:

Less than 2 µS/cm

Diameter:

2.4 m

Height:

9.5 m

Material: 

Stainless steel

Section:

1 x 1.5 m

Height:

4 m

Material:

Stainless steel

Axial:

Light water

Radial:

Light water – reinforced heavy concrete

Tangential

1

Radial

5

Type:

1 with graphite, 1 without graphite

Location:

Core grid

Application:

Lodging of pneumatic loop terminal.
Handling of irradiated material.

Quantity:

1

Equipment

Irradiation head
Loading and receiving station
Drive system
Pneumatic transport/transfer system

Irradiated FE:

Deposited in auxiliary pool

Storage capacity for spent FE:

For the reactor life-span

Start-up:

Three fission counters

Power:

Four ionization chambers

Main control room (Facing reactor pool):

Main control desk
Safety officer desk
Shift supervisor desk
Redundant and diversified safety

Equipment:

Fixed monitors for area activity
Various types of portable monitors

Type:

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

Filters:

Absolute exhaust 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

Stand-by power system for illumination and UPS

Emergency power illumination system

Closed TV circuit

Internal telephone network

Loudspeaker system

Bridge crane, 5 ton, with auxiliary stainless steel hook (1 ton)