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Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Soreq Nuclear Research Center is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Soreq Nuclear Research Center rather than just read about it. In short: Soreq Nuclear Research Center is a research and development institute situated near the localities of Palmachim and Yavne in Israel. It operates under the auspices of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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Reference excerpt

Soreq Nuclear Research Center is a research and development institute situated near the localities of Palmachim and Yavne in Israel. It operates under the auspices of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC) and under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

History

The center conducts research in various physical sciences, particularly the development of many kinds of sensors, lasers, atmospheric research, non-destructive testing techniques, space environment, nuclear safety, medical diagnostics and nuclear medicine. Soreq also produces various types of radiopharmaceuticals for use by health care organizations throughout the country. Some of the institute's research facilities include an AMF 5 MW pool-type light water nuclear reactor supplied in the late 1950s from the United States under the Atoms for Peace program and a 10 MeV proton cyclotron accelerator, as well as extensive laboratory and testing facilities. The center is home to the SARAF – Soreq Applied Research Accelerator Facility which houses a 5-40 MeV, 0.04-5 mA proton and deuteron superconducting linear accelerator. The center is named after the nearby stream of Soreq. The center operates under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Architecture Noted American modernist architect Philip Johnson designed the center's building in 1956. The project was Johnson's first government commission. Dr. Lev Zetlin, the structural engineer for this project, introduced Philip Johnson to Israeli authorities and facilitated his hiring. Zetlin, one of the most renowned practitioners of his profession, worked very closely with Johnson in the design and construction of the reactor. It was Zetlin who set the parameters and established the conditions for the architect and turned Johnson's ideas into reality. In an article in Haaretz, Prof. Zvi Efrat, an architect, historian of architecture and former head of the architecture department at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design said: "The fact that Johnson of all people, with his Nazi-embracing past, was chosen is no less interesting than the architecture of the building. You can't possibly say that Shimon Peres didn't know. Not only Peres, but all the middlemen who brought him to Peres..." Johnson, who never visited the site, called it "my temple in the desert."

References

External links Official website Soreq Nuclear Research Center (SNRC), NTI The Radiological Accident in Soreq, International Atomic Energy Agency, May 1993 Центр ядерных исследований «Сорек» (in Russian) at ejwiki.org

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Soreq Nuclear Research Center claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Soreq Nuclear Research Center before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Soreq Nuclear Research Center ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Soreq Nuclear Research Center

In research: Soreq Nuclear Research Center appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Soreq Nuclear Research Center in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Soreq Nuclear Research Center is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Nuclear research institutes, Nuclear weapons program of Israel, Philip Johnson buildings, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Soreq Nuclear Research Center outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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