ITU Triga Mark II | |
Institution: | Istanbul Technical University |
Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
Type: | TRIGA |
Power: | 250 kW |
Power Therm Elec: | thermal |
Construct Cost: | $20 million TL |
First Crit: | 11 March 1979 |
Max Thermal Flux: | 8.1e12 n/cm^2-s |
Max Fast Flux: | 1.8e12 n/cm^2-s |
Cooling: | Light water |
Moderator: | Light water, zirconium hydride |
Reflector: | Graphite, light water |
Control Rods: | Boron carbide |
Rods Per Element: | 3 |
ITU TRIGA Mark-II Training and Research Reactor is a nuclear research reactor 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.[1]
It is second operational and third installed nuclear research reactors in Turkey, the other being in Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Center.