Utilization of the 250 kW TRIGA Mark II reactor in Ljubljana. Thirty years of experiences

In its 30th year, the TRIGA Mark II 250 kW pulsing reactor is continuing its busy operation. With the maximum neutron flux in the central thimble of 1.1013 n/cm2 sec and many sample radiation positions the reactor has been used for a number of sophisticated experiments in the following fields: solid state physics (elastic and inelastic scattering of neutrons), neutron dosimetry, neutron radiography, reactor physics including nuclear burn up measurements and calculations and neutron activation analysis which represents one of the major usage of our reactor. Besides these, applied research around the reactor has been conducted, such as dopping of silicon monocrystals, a routine production of various radioactive isotopes for industry and medical use (18F,99mTc). At the Nuclear Training Centre the TRIGA reactor is the main teaching equipment. This training centre can fulfil the training requirements of the first Slovenian Nuclear Power Plant Krsko. (orig.)