Institute of Nuclear Sciences "Vinča"
The Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Vinča" (Serbian: Institut za Nuklearne Nauke "Vinča" , Serbian - Cyrillic Институт за нуклеарне науке "Винча" ) is the largest scientific research institute in Serbia . It is located in the village of Vinča ( Grocka municipality ), about 14 km southeast of Belgrade . It was founded in 1948 as the Institute for Physics , renamed the Institute for the Structure of Matter in 1950 , and from 1953–1992 was called the Institute for Nuclear Sciences "Boris Kidrič" (named after the politician Boris Kidrič ).
The institute includes two research reactors , numerous laboratories, a library and its own infrastructure (bank, shops, etc.) for employees. The institute employs 408 scientists and around 350 other employees (as of March 2007).
Well-known former employees of the institute include Pavle Savić , Slobodan Ribnikar , Jordan Pop-Jordanov , Đorđe Jović and Ratko Janev .
Data of the reactors
The following reactors were or are being operated at the institute:
| reactor | Reactor type | thermal performance |
start of building | Start of operations | Shutdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RA | HEAVY WATER | 6,500 kWt | 04/01/1956 | 12/28/1959 | 08/01/1984 |
| RB | HEAVY WATER | 0 kWt | 01/01/1957 | 04/29/1958 | - |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Research Reactor Database of the IAEA (English)
literature
- Article Institut za Nuklearne Nauke "Boris Kidrič" , in: Enciklopedija Jugoslavije , 2nd edition, volume 5
Web links
Coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 35 " N , 20 ° 35 ′ 41" E