TO BE OR NOT TO BE - STRATEGY AND POLICY OF UNIVERSITY-RESEARCH REACTORS

Since the 1970's, an appreciable number of research reactors at univer sities as well as national institutes has been closed down. If this tr end is further continued, it will become detrimental for the future de velopment in scientific areas that largely depend on the reactor, such as radiochemistry and n-beam research. Therefore, the facilities stil l in operation have to develop strategies aiming at assuring their act ivities and at further development of reader and associated experiment al facilities. Key aspects of such strategies will be discussed with p articular attention for the possible role of radiochemistry.