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ETRR-1 research reactor, Inshas Nuclear Research Centre

Исследовательский реактор ETRR-1 в Иншасе
EgyptИншас1958–1961Public buildings
Egypt's first nuclear reactor: a Soviet-designed VVR-type light-water research reactor with a thermal power of 2 MW, supplied by the Soviet Union. It reached first criticality in February 1961 at the Inshas Nuclear Research Centre north-east of Cairo. In the 1980s the reactor was shut down and modernised with IAEA assistance.
Первый ядерный реактор Египта — исследовательский водо-водяной реактор советской конструкции типа ВВР тепловой мощностью 2 МВт, поставленный Советским Союзом. Достиг первой критичности в феврале 1961 года в Центре ядерных исследований в Иншасе, к северо-востоку от Каира. В 1980-е годы реактор был остановлен и модернизирован при содействии МАГАТЭ.

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EraUSSR
FunctionResearch station
Present ownerState of Egypt (Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1961
StatusIn use
As of2018-09
According to an IAEA overview published in September 2018, the reactor is used for isotope production, nuclear physics research and material testing.

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