International Conference on Research Reactors:
Safe Management and Effective Utilization

14-18 November 2011, Rabat, Morocco

The nuclear era in Korea was opened with the 100 kW KRR-1 of which construction started in 1959. The second research reactor, 2 MW KRR-2, was finished in 1972, around when the first nuclear power plant project was launched. Then the next research reactor HANARO, a 30 MW multi-purpose reactor, started the operation in 1995 and has made the technologies for the research reactor development and utilization matured. The competitiveness of Korean research reactor technology was acknowledged by being selected as the supplier of 5 MW JRTR for Jordan. In addition, Korea is sharing its research reactor technologies with many other countries in the areas of training, engineering service, neutron beam instrument manufacturing, and supply of RI goods production equipment and of the advanced research reactor fuel material. KAERI, as a nuclear research institute, has a well-established R&D infrastructure together with the research reactor operation and utilization technology. It can contribute for the new comers to establish a research reactor facility as well as a research environment using the facility as a tool to build-up their nuclear technology and service capability for their public.

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