Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Some of the institute's research facilities include an AMF 5 MW pool-type light water nuclear reactor supplied in the late 1950s from the United States under the Atoms for Peace program[1] and a 10 MeV proton cyclotron accelerator, as well as extensive laboratory and testing facilities.

Currently under construction is a 5-40 MeV, 0.04-5 mA proton and deuteron superconducting linear accelerator scheduled for commissioning in 2013.

[3] Dr. Lev Zetlin, the structural engineer for this project, introduced Philip Johnson to Israeli authorities and facilitated his hiring.

Zetlin, one of the most renowned practitioners of his profession, worked very closely with Johnson in the design and construction of the reactor.

It was Zetlin who set the parameters and established the conditions for the architect and turned Johnson's ideas into reality.