History TRIGA

a triga mark ii taken use @ helsinki university of technology in 1962 finnish president urho kekkonen.

the triga developed reactor that, in words of frederic de hoffmann, head of general atomics, designed safe in hands of young student. edward teller headed group of young nuclear physicists in san diego in summer of 1956 design reactor not, design, suffer meltdown. design largely suggestion of freeman dyson. prototype triga nuclear reactor (triga mark i) commissioned on 3 may 1958 in san diego , operated until shut down in 1997. has been designated nuclear historic landmark american nuclear society.

mark ii, mark iii , other variants of triga design have subsequently been produced, , total of 35 triga reactors have been installed @ locations across united states. further 35 reactors have been installed in other countries. many of these installations prompted president eisenhower s 1953 atoms peace policy, sought extend access nuclear physics countries in american sphere of influence. consequently, triga reactors can found in austria, bangladesh, brazil, congo, colombia, finland, germany, taiwan, japan, italy, indonesia, malaysia, mexico, philippines, puerto rico, romania, slovenia, thailand, turkey, , vietnam.

triga international, joint venture between general atomics , cerca — subsidiary of areva of france — established in 1996. since then, triga fuel assemblies have been manufactured @ cerca s plant in romans-sur-isère, france.

new triga installations general atomics underway in morocco, thailand , romania.

some of main competitors general atomics in supply of research reactors areva of europe , invap of argentina.

the triga reactor constructed , installed @ university of texas estimated have cost 5.8 million dollars

the triga power system (tps) proposed small power plant , heat source, based upon triga reactor , unique uranium zirconium hydride fuel, power output of 64mwth/16mwe.