Other Names: Amirabad Nuclear Research Center, Amirabad Technical College, NRC
Location: University of Tehran
Size: Large, with numerous departments and facilities
Subordinate to: AEOI
Primary Function: Nuclear research facility

Description:

The Tehran Nuclear Research Center (TNRC) is located at the University of Tehran. The center was constructed in the early 1960s and became operational in 1965. The University of Tehran originally oversaw the center, but in 1974 it was transferred to its present management, the AEOI. The TNRC is comprosed of the following: Reactor Research and Operation Department; Radioisotopes Research and Production Department; Nuclear Physics Department; Theoretical Physics and Mathematics Departments; Analytical Chemistry Department; Engineering Department; Solid State Physics Section; Health Physics Department; Electronics Department; and the Chemistry & Physics Department. The TNRC is also on the site of the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR). In 1967, this US-made 5MW reactor went critical. Intelligence analysts believe that the TNRC is the location of Iran's secret nuclear program, including plutonium reprocessing, laser enrichment, and weapons design efforts.

Key Source:
"Nuclear Research Center," AEOI, http://www.aeoi.org.ir/NewWeb/Research/Nrc/NRC.htm.

	Updated January 2006