Reactor crane was replaced during the summer shutdown. The company GIGA Ltd. was general supplier. New crane substantially simplifies manipulations with vertical channels and control rods during reactor core reshuffling. Now tests and setting up of experimental devices for new university term are in progress.

During March, several technical visits for high school students were made. Further, the reactor time was occupied by measurements for students' theses were performed as well as by regular education of students from the Faculty of Nuclear Engineering of CTU. In the last two weeks of March was held the course for International Atomic Energy Agency organized for participants from Sudan and the Philippines. In April, students of CTU took regular lessons and a course for the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Brno University of Technology was held. In late April was held regular course for the Training Centre of CEZ Company. May is at our site dedicated to the preparation and implementation of the so-called Basic Critical Experiment. Within the experiment students of 4th year can design and calculate their own reactor core configuration and then they are actively involved in putting the reactor into a critical state.

In early February, at the reactor took place the measuremens for the theses of our students and also for further improvements and testing of experimental equipment of the reactor. In the second half of February, a course was held for Royal Navy (UK).

After a short Christmas shutdown a regular operation of the reactor has begun. During January, basic courses of reactor physics was organized for the University of Aachen (Germany) and for the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology.

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Reactor VR-1 celebrates twentieth anniversary of safe operation. Small celebration of this jubilee is planned on 2.12.2010. Reactor VR-1 reached its first criticality in 3rd December 1990. The anniversary programme will include above all the technical meeting on which the experts who are in close cooperation with Department of Nuclear Reactors are invited. Further, the technical visit of VR-1 reactor will take place followed by the official meeting with refreshment on the premisses of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering.

Reactor is in operation after the regular summer shutdown. In the winter term the reactor is utilized mainly for education of students from universities in the Czech Republic. Also training courses of specialsts from Czech NPPs Temelin and Dukovany are in progress.

Reactor is shutdown. Core was disassembled and maintanance works are in progress. Main activity during the summer shut-down period is an adjustment of control rods power suply.

Summer-term operation was very intensive at the reactor. For example the following events took place: tests for NPP Temelin to optimise time and accuracy of measurement during starting-up the reactor after a shut-down, courses for HMS Royal Navy UK and for University of Manchaster. At the end of summer term the Basic Critical Experiment was sucesfully done with the participation of our students.

Reactor is in operation, the regular summer term for students from universities in the Czech Republic and also technical visits for students from high schools and universities are in progress. Furthermore training courses of specialsts from Czech NPPs Temelin and Dukovany and also from Slovak NPP Mochovce are in progress. The International Training Course (EERRI) organized by International Atomic Energy Agency is held on the Reactor VR-1 at the beginning of April.

Reactor is in busy operation in winter term. Regular education for our students (from Department of Nuclear Reactors) is in progress. Courses of reactor physics for operators from NPP Temelín and for physicists NPP Bohunice was taught in October and November. Courses for students from both Czech and foreign Universities (University of West Bohemia - Pilsen, Slovak University of Technology - Bratislava, Slovakia, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology - Stockholm, Sweden, etc.) is being held in November and December.

Reactor is in operation, the regular winter term for students from universities in the Czech Republic and also technical visits for students from high schools and universities are in progress.

Participants of Miss Princess competition visited the VR-1 training reactor and the Department of Physical Electronics. Almost 40 girls could see operation of the nuclear reactor and research in laser laboratories.