IBR-2 reactor

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The IBR-2 reactor is a fast pulsed research nuclear reactor used primarily for neutron scattering experiments in condensed matter physics and materials science.

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instanceOf fast neutron reactor
neutron source
pulsed research nuclear reactor
research infrastructure
collaboratesWith European and international neutron centers
commissioned 1984
constructionStart 1970s
coolant water
country Russia
designedFor time-of-flight neutron spectroscopy
fuelType highly enriched uranium
hasFacility multiple neutron scattering instruments
locatedIn Dubna NERFINISHED
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research NERFINISHED
Russia
moderator no moderator in core
modernization underwent major modernization in 2000s
namedAfter impulse fast reactor (Russian abbreviation IBR)
neutronGuideSystem cold and thermal neutron guides to experimental halls
neutronSourceType pulsed reactor source
neutronSpectrum fast
operatedBy Joint Institute for Nuclear Research NERFINISHED
partOf Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics NERFINISHED
peakPower ~1500 MW thermal (pulse peak, order of magnitude)
powerOutput 2 MW thermal (approximate average)
predecessor IBR and IBR-30 reactors
primaryUse condensed matter physics research
materials science research
neutron scattering experiments
pulseRepetitionRate 5 Hz (typical)
pulseWidth milliseconds range
reactorCoreType fast pulsed core with rotating reflector
researchField materials engineering
neutron physics
solid-state physics
restartedAfterModernization 2010s
safetyFeatures biological shielding
containment structures
multiple independent shutdown systems
status operational
usedFor biological and soft matter studies
neutron activation analysis
neutron diffraction
neutron radiography
neutron reflectometry
residual stress analysis in engineering materials
small-angle neutron scattering
structure and dynamics of liquids and glasses
studies of magnetic materials
studies of superconductors
userProgram international user access program

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