The Reactor Institute Delft (), or RID, is a nuclear research institute at

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. The institute features the Hoger Onderwijs Reactor (HOR, ), a 2 MW_t pool-type

research reactor Research reactors are nuclear fission-based nuclear reactors that serve primarily as a neutron source. They are also called non-power reactors, in contrast to power reactors that are used for electricity production, heat generation, or maritim ...

. Neutron research instruments are developed using several neutron beam lines leading from the core. One of the most intense positron beam lines in the world is powered by gamma-pair production near the reactor core.

Organization

The institute is part of the Faculty of Applied Sciences since its name change to Reactor Institute. Previously, it was a separate part of the university and known as the Interfacultair Reactor Instituut (IRI, )

References

External links

RID official website
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