- On Tuesday the 16th, technical tours will be conducted at facilities within two of the CNEA's Atomic Centers.
- Each participant will have the opportunity visit two different facilities.
- Priority will be given to international attendees.
We kindly ask each participant to select one pair of facilities from OPTION 1, as your first option, and another pair of facilities from OPTION 2. We will do our best to uphold your OPTION 1.
- Below, you will find a short description of the Atomic Centers and the main characteristics of each facilitiy.
Constituyentes Atomic Center
The Constituyentes Atomic Center (CAC) is located in San Martín, Buenos Aires, and houses Latin America's first nuclear reactor (RA-1) and the TANDAR heavy ion accelerator. This site covers a broad spectrum of activities focused on the fundamental sciences of nuclear technology, from basic and applied research to technology development and transfer, including pre-competitive pilot-scale production and human resource training.
TANDAR: The Tandar accelerator is a large tandem Van de Graaff type facility dedicated to nuclear physics, condensed matter physics and medical research.
ECRI: This facility fabricates plate-type fuel elements and irradiation targets for radioisotopes production.
Ezeiza Atomic Center
The Ezeiza Atomic Center (CAE) is located in the Ezeiza district of Buenos Aires and houses the RA-3 reactor and the new RA-10 multipurpose reactor. Among the activities carried out at its facilities, it can be mentioned the production of radioisotopes for nuclear medicine, the application of ionizing radiation for technological improvements, and human resource training.
RA-10: The RA-10 is the latest multipurpose research reactor being built in Argentina. It will be used for producing radioisotopes for medical and industrial applications, as well as for research in various scientific fields.
PISI: Semi-industrial irradiation plant. It uses gamma radiation, specifically Cobalt-60, to sterilize and decontaminate various products.
CELCA: Hot Cell facility for post irradiation examination.
PPRF: This hot cell facility processes targets irradiated in the RA-3 reactor to obtain radioisotopes like molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) and iodine-131 (I-131).
CONUAR S.A.: Fuel production plant for Argentinian nuclear reactors.