The Philippine Research Reactor – 1 Subcritical Assembly for Training, Education and Research was granted the authorization to operate nine months after its formal commissioning. allowing them to fulfill the growing need for advanced training and research requirements.
It will support PNRI-initiated education programs and courses, including reactor engineering, neutron physics, reactor physics, nuclear safety, and radiation dosimetry, among others. "Built as part of the US Atoms for Peace program, the original PRR-1 facility was inaugurated in 1963 and was operational until its shutdown in 1988, leaving the country with no operating nuclear facility for the last 34 years. With the establishment of the PRR-1 SATER, the Philippines is now one step back on track in re-establishing its nuclear capabilities," DOST-PNRI said.
The TRIGA fuel is a uranium zirconium hydride alloy manufactured by General Atomics from the United States and is well-known for its inherent safety.
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