Features: Research Reactors
IAEA & Research Reactors
Looking down a research reactor core, where the fuel elements and control rods hang in a water pool - RECH-1 Research Reactor at the La Reina Nuclear Center, Santiago, Chile. (Credit: K. Hansen/IAEA)
- Feature Stories
New Life for Research Reactors?
Safety, Security & Research Reactors
Code of Conduct: Safety of Reactors
Video Report of Latvian Removal
- Related Links
- Improving Security at World´s Nuclear Research Reactors, 7 June 2006
- News Reports
- RERTR 2004 International Meeting
- Scientific Forum: New Challenges for Research Reactors
- GTRI Conference, September 2004
- Progress on converting Research Reactors
News Updates
A Safe Return
12 April 2010: The Agency supports Member States´ efforts to repatriate nuclear material and radioactive sources to their countries of origin; one of many measures to increase nuclear safety and security, while limiting the risk posed by proliferation or malicious intent.
HEU Reactor Fuel Returned
- Serbian Spent Nuclear Fuel to Move to Russia, 16 September 2009
- Czech Republic Returned Fuel Shipment,
12 December 2007 - Germany Returned Fuel Shipment,
18 December 2006 - Serbia Returned Fuel Shipment,
6 October 2006 - Poland Returned Fuel Shipment,
10 August 2006 - Uzbekistan Returned Fuel Shipment,
20 April 2006 - Czech Returned Fuel Shipment,
5 October 2005 - Latvia Returned Fuel Shipment,
26 May 2005 - Czech Returned Fuel Shipment,
22 December 2004 - Uzbekistan Returned Fuel Shipment,
14 September 2004 - Libyan Returned Fuel Shipment,
8 March 2004 - Romania Returned Fuel Shipment,
22 September 2003 - Bulgaria Returned Fuel Shipment,
24 December 2003
Background & Key Documents
- What are Research Reactors?
- Benefits from Research Reactors
- Research Reactors by Country
- Reduced Enrichment Programme
- Research Reactor & Fuel,
IAEA Bulletin Article - Converting Research Reactors