Atominstitut

The Atominstitut (ATI) was established in 1958 as an inter-university institute. In 1974, Prof. Helmut Rauch succeeded in building a neutron interferometer for the first time. In view of this achievement, the Atominstitut was elevated to the status of an "EPS Historic Site" by the European Physical Society (EPS).
TRIGA Mark II research reactor opened in 1962 and is now dedicated to today's broad range of research and education ranging from very fundamental questions about symmetries and interactions in nuclear and particle physics to neutron-, atomic-, quantum-physics.

Austria’s only nuclear research facility is the Atominstitut in Vienna’s Prater. It is an important link to the European scientific environment and is acknowledged as a highly specialized international training institution due to its near proximity to the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA and major European research facilities.