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Andronikashvili Institute of Physics, Tbilisi, Georgia
As the Soviet quest to develop nuclear capabilities in weaponry and energy progressed, experimental prototype reactors were assembled. The first of the IRT reactors was constructed near Tbilisi. Scientists at the institute accurately modelled conditions found in space, allowing them to study the effects of low-temperature irradiation on various materials.
