ITU TRIGA Mark-II Training and Research Reactor is a
nuclear research reactor
Research reactors are nuclear fission-based nuclear reactors that serve primarily as a neutron source. They are also called non-power reactors, in contrast to power reactors that are used for electricity production, heat generation, or maritim ...
located in
Istanbul Technical University in Turkey. It is a
light water reactor, the 54th
TRIGA in the world designed and manufactured by
General Atomics. The facility was opened on 11 March 1979.
It is second operational and third installed nuclear research reactors in Turkey, the other being in
Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Center.
References
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External links
ITU Triga Mark 2 official site
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Istanbul Technical University
Nuclear research institutes
Nuclear research reactors
Research institutes in Turkey
Nuclear technology in Turkey
Science and technology in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Istanbul
Organizations based in Istanbul
Organizations established in 1979