Recent development in chemistry research and chemical techniques based on research reactor

Chemistry and chemical techniques have occupied an important role in research associated with research reactors, and will continuously be important in reactor-based research and development. The article is intended to give a basic thought in the development of reactor-based chemistry research and chemical techniques, through the review of recent topics in the following fields: (1) Reactor as a service tool: Isotope production and activation analysis (2) Reactor as a research tool: Fission chemistry, hot atom chemistry and radiation chemistry (3) Special devices: Neutron converters, radiation converters, in-pile γ loops and reactor pulse. A brief description is given to the role of special reactors such as pulsed reactors and high flux reactors, and to the future direction of research. (author)