Bariloche Atomic Centre

View of the nucleus of the reactor RA-6. The blue light derives from the Cerenkov effect.

The Bariloche Atomic Centre (Spanish: Centro Atómico Bariloche) is one of the research and development centres of the Argentine National Atomic Energy Commission. As it name implies it is located in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche inside Nahuel Huapi National Park. Within Bariloche Atomic Centre research on physics and nuclear engineering are made. Inside its facilities it also hosts the Balseiro Institute, a collaboration between National University of Cuyo and the National Atomic Energy Commission. The Bariloche Atomic Centre opened in 1955 and its first director was José Antonio Balseiro.