Reactor materials properties research

• Research and services for nuclear energy
• Reactor tests and post-reactor studies

SM-3 reactor provides a platform for:

• Conducting in-core experiments of materials used in nuclear and thermonuclear installations under high-dose neutron irradiation at temperatures up to 3000oC;
• Obtaining transuranium elements and radionuclides with high specific activity.

We use large-sized neutron converters in the reactor core to obtain a hard neutron spectrum and create a high-density flux of fast neutrons. We can perform accelerated testing of materials and products with:

• Temperature regulation and control;
• Control of fission product release;
• Establishment of the required water-chemical regime;
• High-power heat removal system;
• Deactivation and waste disposal.

If necessary, we provide intermediate examination of samples during irradiation campaign.

Research and services areas supported by the pool-type research reactor IVV-2M include:

• Solid-state physics and nuclear physics;
• Radiation chemistry, radiation, nuclear, and reactor technologies;
• Nuclear materials and full-scale products containing fissile substances, structural materials, and biological shielding materials;
• Neutron activation analysis.

• Adjustable experimental volumes at the reactor core in accordance with the required irradiation conditions of the experiment
• A wide range of core configurations to conduct tests of any complexity
• Reactor testing simultaneously with isotopes production

We can study the effects of radiation on devices, sensors, semiconductor materials, and equipment, as well as produce radioactive isotopes.