Equipment assembly phase of research reactor vessel

The vessel of the research reactor that Russia is supplying to Bolivia has arrived at the construction site in El Alto. The Bolivian Nuclear Energy Agency (ABEN) reported its arrival marks the project’s transition from the construction phase to the equipment assembly phase. The pool-type 200 kW pressurised water research reactor, developed by Russia’s Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, is designed to have a service life of 50 years.