Name: Laboratory for Reactor Materials
Location: Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Vinča
Subordinate to: Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Vinča
Size: Laboratory-scale
Primary Function: research in fuel fabrication
Description: In 1962, this laboratory was established to produce fuel elements for the RA research reactor. It conducted research on uranium oxide fuel fabrication technology.[1] In collaboration with the Energy Commission of Czechoslovakia, the laboratory developed the capability to fabricate uranium oxide fuel elements for the RA Research Reactor.[2]
[1] "Energy and research trends in Yugoslavia," Nuclear Engineering International (NEI), September 1971, p. 772.
[2] Andrew Koch, "Yugoslavia's Nuclear Legacy: Should We Worry?" The Nonproliferation Review, Spring/Summer 1997, <http://cns.miis.edu>.
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