ÇNAEM
Sign in to saveThe Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center (), known as ÇNAEM, is the primary nuclear research and training center of Turkey. The organization was established on March 6, 1958 as a subunit of Turkish Atomic Energy Administration (, TAEK) at Küçükçekmece district in the west of Istanbul. The organization's name was coined on August 12, 1960 in conjunction with its location.
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- Organization
- Nuclear Technics Division
- Nuclear Electronics Division
- Nuclear Technology Division
- Radioactivity Analysis and Analytics Division
- Waste Management Division
- Health Physics Division
- Research reactor TR-1
- Research reactor TR-2
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The Çekmece Nuclear Research and Training Center (), known as ÇNAEM, is the primary nuclear research and training center of Turkey. The organization was established on March 6, 1958 as a subunit of Turkish Atomic Energy Administration (, TAEK) at Küçükçekmece district in the west of Istanbul. The organization's name was coined on August 12, 1960 in conjunction with its location.
The groundbreaking of the facility at the eastern shore of Lake Küçükçekmece to house the country's first nuclear research reactor was held in 1959. After completion of the construction and the start of the operation of the research reactor, the official opening of the center took place on May 27, 1962 in the presence of President Cemal Gürsel.
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