FiR 1 Research Reactor

Draft: Finland's first nuclear reactor, went critical 27.3.1962. Administrated by VTT (The technical reseach centre of the finnish state) since 1972, before that by TKK (Polytechnical university of Helsinki). Does not produce electricity. Has been used for research and education, part of which has been instrumental in the development of the finnish nuclear industry. Has also been used for isotope production.

Sources:

RRFM 2009 22 -25 March 2009, Vienna, Austria. p. 412: CURRENT UTILIZATION AND LONG TERM STRATEGY OF THE FINNISH TRIGA RESEARCH REACTOR FIR 1 http://www.euronuclear.org/meetings/rrfm2009/transactions/rrfm09-transactions.pdf

data (in finnish): http://www.stuk.fi/ydinturvallisuus/ydinvoimalaitokset/tutkimusreaktorit/fi_FI/fir1/

in finnish: Research reactor on wikipedia:

http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutkimusreaktori

info about the BNCT treatment and the history of the reactor on VTT's pages:

http://www.vtt.fi/uutta/2007/BNCT-hoitoasema.jsp

Info about research reactors in general, and FIR 1's reactor type (TRIGA):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIGA

UIC Nuclear Issues Briefing Paper # 66:

http://www.tbc.school.nz/elearning/localsites/uic/nip66.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_reactor

Illustration of BNCT treatment: http:// www.vtt.fi/kuvat/uutta/BNCT-hoitoasema . JPG

Photo of a TRIGA reactor core (probably taken in the USA): http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TrigaReactorCore . jpeg