Philippine Research Reactor-1

The Philippine Research Reactor-1 (PRR-1) is an inactive research reactor for decommissioning in Quezon City, Philippines. The PRR-1 is the first nuclear reactor in the Philippines.

Philippine Research Reactor-1
Operating InstitutionPhilippine Nuclear Research Institute
LocationUniversity of the Philippines - Diliman, Quezon City
Coordinates14°39′37″N 121°3′21″E
TypeResearch reactor
Power3 MW
First CriticalityAugust 26, 1963
Shutdown date1988

History
Reactor pool of the facility, 2015.

The Philippine Research Reactor was built under the Atoms for Peace nuclear research exchange program of the United States.[1] The reactor which had its first criticality in August 26, 1963,[2] was built by U.S. firm General Atomics and was originally a 1MW open general-purpose reactor.[1]

The Philippine Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC; then name of the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute) decided to convert the reactor into a TRIGA Mark III reactor in 1984. The converted reactor achieved criticality in April 1988.[2] It had a capacity of 3MW and has the ability to use low-enriched uranium instead of highly enriched uranium. On the same year, the reactor pool had a leak which led to the reactor being shut down. There were plans to repair the reactor with collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency but such plans were abandoned.[1]

In 2005, it was decided that the reactor would be decommissioned.[1]

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See also

References
  1. Santoro, David (July 2013). "ASEAN's Nuclear Landscape – Part 1" (PDF). Issues & Insights. Center for Strategic & International Studies. 13 (10): 1–6. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Conduct of Feasibility Study (F/S) for the Establishment of a Nucleart Reactor" (PDF). National Economic and Development Authority. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
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