Technical Meeting on Commercial Products and Services of
Research Reactors

28 June–2 July, 2010, IAEA, Vienna

Malaysian Nuclear Agency (Nuclear Malaysia) operates the one and only research reactor in Malaysia, Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI of Mark II type, commissioned on 28 June 1982. It has a nominal power of 1 MW designed to effectively implement various fields of basic and applied nuclear research or services, education and training. Among the facilities are in-core dry tubes, wet central thimble and the rotary rack for isotope production for medical and radiotracer purpose, as well as neutron activation analysis. Of the four existing beam ports, two are already used for small angle neutron scattering and neutron radiography. Besides these, feasibility studies to undertake various developments such as prompt gamma neutron activation analysis, new neutron radiography at the tangential beamport and the development of the thermal column for boron neutron capture therapy have been carried out. Collaborative projects with the institutions of higher learning to develop these facilities are currently being undertaken.

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