This is the thirteenth edition of Reference Data Series No. 3. This booklet contains general information, as of the end of January 2000, on research reactors in operation, under construction, planned and shut down. The information is collected by the Agency through questionnaires sent to Member States through the designated national correspondents.
Research reactors are powerful tools that contribute to scientific and technological progress worldwide. They are used for research and development in a wide variety of fields, in capacity building in nuclear science and technology, to produce radioisotopes crucial for medical and industrial applications, to support the development of national nuclear infrastructure, and in many other research …