[19p-223-1~6] Future research and human resources development using research reactors

[19p-223-5] The Overview of Kindai University’s Research Reactor

〇Genichiro Wakabayashi¹ (1.KUAERI)

Keywords:research reactor, education, research facility

Kindai University's research reactor, UTR-KINKI, is a reactor developed for university education and research, and started operation in November, 1961 as the first private and university-owned reactor in Japan. The rated thermal power is 1 W, and as a reactor with extremely high safety, the reactor has been used for nuclear education and research in Japan for more than half a century. In this presentation, the characteristics of the reactor, the overview of the utilizations in education and research will be reported.