General Atomics is designing and constructing in the Kingdom of Morocco, a fully equipped nuclear research reactor facility. This facility will be commissioned as part of a Nuclear Energy Center, being constructed by the National Center for Nuclear Science, Energy and Technology (CNESTEN) of Morocco. The Center, located approximately 25 kilometers north of the city of Rabat in the Maâmora Forest, will enable CNESTEN to fulfill its missions for promotion of nuclear technology in Morocco, contribute to the implementation of a national nuclear power program, and assist the State in monitoring nuclear activities for protection of the public and environment.

The reactor building will include General Atomics TRIGA® Mark II research reactor with an initial power level of 2000 kW(t),and equipped for a planned future upgrade to 3,000-kilowatts. The facility will be the keystone structure of the Center, and will contain in addition to the TRIGA® research reactor, extensively equipped laboratories and all associate support systems, structures, and supply facilities. General Atomics as prime contractor is overseeing and directing all facets of the project that includes the design, procurement, installation and commissioning of the TRIGA® reactor. Once operational, the Nuclear Energy Center with its TRIGA® reactor and fully equipped laboratories will give the Kingdom of Morocco its first nuclear installation with extensive capabilities. These will include the production of radioisotopes for medical, industrial and environmental uses, metallurgy and chemistry, implementation of nuclear analytical techniques such as neutron activation analysis and non-destructive examination techniques, as well as carrying out basic research programs in solid state and reactor physics. The project is being carried out on a turnkey basis, and is being financed through the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

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