الوصفSelf-help was the successful theme of the Republic of Zaire in the construction of its new TRIGA Mark II reactor at the Regional Centre for Nuclear Studies (CREN - K) in Kinshasa. Construction of this reactor was begun in February 1970 and was carried out entirely by a team from the Nuclear Sciences Commission of the Republic of Zaire. It was completed last year with an output of 1 MW in steady operation, and is capable of reaching 1600 MW in pulsed operation.