A half-century of nuclear research, education and training : story of the JSI TRIGA reactor

Snoj, Luka (author), Ambrožič, Klemen (author), Barbot, Loïc (author), Benedik, Ljudmila (author), Bratkič, Arne (author), Capan, Ivana (author), Reynard-Carette, Christelle (author), Cindro, Vladimir (author), Ćalić, Dušan (author), Destouches, Christophe (author), Geslot, Benoit (author), Haghighat, Alireza (author), Henry, Romain (author), Horvat, Milena (author), Huseynov, Elchin M. (author), Izarra, Grégoire de (author), Jaćimović, Radojko (author), Jazbec, Anže (author), Jenčič, Igor (author), Jeraj, Robert (author), Joyce, Malcolm (author), Kotnik, Domen (author), Kramberger, Gregor (author), Lengar, Igor (author), Malec, Jan (author), Mandić, Igor (author), Mascolino, Valerio (author), Merljak, Vid (author), Mikuž, Marko (author), Noguère, Gilles (author), Peric, Julijan (author), Pungerčič, Anže (author), Radulović, Vladimir (author), Rupnik, Sebastjan (author), Smodiš, Borut (author), Šlejkovec, Zdenka (author), Štrok, Marko (author), Štancar, Žiga (author), Švajger, Ingrid (author), Thiollay, Nicolas (author), Tiselj, Iztok (author), Trkov, Andrej (author), Žefran, Bojan (author), Žerovnik, Gašper (author), Kogovšek Žiber, Ylenia (author), Goričanec, Tanja (author)

The TRIGA Mark II research reactor at the Jožef Stefan Institute is a key facility in the field of nuclear research, characterized by its versatility and applicability in a wide range of scientific disciplines. This document highlights its operational history, contributions to nuclear safety, education and various scientific applications, including advances in reactor and radiation physics, neutron activation analysis, environmental science and even contributions to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights the reactor’s significant role in fostering international collaborations, improving computer modeling techniques for nuclear research, and providing invaluable educational experiences. The great versatility and applicability of the JSI TRIGA reactor is emphasized by its adaptability to various research needs and its ability to enable groundbreaking studies in both fundamental and applied sciences.

• Language: English
• Keywords: research reactor, TRIGA, Jožef Stefan Institute, general atomics
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FMF - Faculty of Mathematics and Physics; FE - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 41 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 214, art. 111122
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166729
• UDC: 539.1
• ISSN on article: 0306-4549
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2024.111122
• COBISS.SI-ID: 223460355
• Publication date in RUL: 23.01.2025

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Annals of nuclear energy
• Shortened title: Ann. nucl. energy
• Publisher: Elsevier
• ISSN: 0306-4549
• COBISS.SI-ID: 24965632

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
• Description: A creative commons license that bans commercial use, but the users don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: jedrska fizika, poskusni reaktor, TRIGA

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P2-0073
• Name: Reaktorska fizika