Location: Azad University
Subordinate to: n/a
Size: n/a
Primary Function: Plasma research

Description:

The research center conducts research to examine plasma activities. It houses a HT-6B Tokamak nuclear fusion research reactor. In 1993, China's Institute of Plasma Physics agreed to transfer the Tokamak to Azad university. Under the agreement two teams of Chinese scientists and engineers assisted Iran to install the reactor.

Key Source:
Cheng Yan, "China's Nuclear Fusion Technology Moves into International Arena," Zhongguo Kexue Bao [Chinese Science News], 8 March 1995, in Koch and Wolf, op cit., p. 161.

	Updated January 2006