Arak heavy water reactor

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The Arak heavy water reactor is an Iranian nuclear facility designed for research and isotope production that has been a central focus of international negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

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instanceOf heavy water reactor
nuclear research reactor
alsoKnownAs IR-40 reactor
associatedWith Arak nuclear complex
concernOf European Union
Israel
P5+1 countries
United Nations Security Council
United States
constructionStartDate 2004
coolant heavy water
coreModification filledWithConcrete
country Iran
designedBy Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
designedFuelType natural uranium fuel
designedNeutronFlux high neutron flux for research
designedThermalPower 40 megawatts thermal
designedUse industrial isotope production
medical isotope production
governedBy Additional Protocol commitments under JCPOA
Iran-IAEA safeguards agreement
hasReactorType pressurized heavy water reactor
inspectedBy International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors
locatedIn Arak
Iran
Markazi Province NERFINISHED
moderator heavy water
nearFacility Arak Heavy Water Production Plant
originalCoreStatus disabled
partOf Iranian nuclear program
potentialCapability plutonium production
primaryPurpose radioisotope production
research
redesignedUnder Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
redesignPartners China
United Kingdom
regulator Atomic Energy Organization of Iran
relatedProgram Iranian plutonium route concerns
riskPerception potential source of weapons-grade plutonium
statusAsOf2015 undergoing redesign
subjectOf Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
international nuclear negotiations
subjectOfAgreement 2013 Joint Plan of Action
subjectOfMonitoring enhanced IAEA monitoring under JCPOA
subjectOfSanctions United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iran
United States sanctions on Iran
underSafeguardsOf International Atomic Energy Agency

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Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action modifiesFacility Arak heavy water reactor
Arak hasNearbyFacility Arak heavy water reactor
Arak heavy water reactor nearFacility Arak Heavy Water Production Plant
linked to: Arak heavy water reactor
Arak heavy water reactor associatedWith Arak nuclear complex
linked to: Arak heavy water reactor
Annex I – Nuclear-related measures regulatesFacility Arak heavy-water research reactor
linked to: Arak heavy water reactor