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- Nuclear Research Center NEGEV (NRCN)
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- In the end of 1959 work began on the NRCN.
- The NRCN was part of the national policy to develop the Negev desert.
- The IRR-2 reactor operates on the NRCN, fueled by natural uranium, heavy water
cooled and moderated.
- The reactor's nominal capacity is 26 MW.
- Periodic authorizations to operate the reactor are granted following extensive
safety tests.
- The research conducted at the NRCN is designed to broaden the basic knowledge
in nuclear sciences and adjacent fields, and to provide the foundation for the
practical and economic utilization of nuclear energy.
- A national radioactive waste disposal site is situated at the NRCN. Radioactive
waste from hospitals, research institutions, higher education facilities and
factories is delivered to the site.
- NRCN personnel are involved in the community, especially in the field of education,
and maintain good connections with the local authorities around NRCN.
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