Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center The Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center (, formerly the "Negev Nuclear Research Center", unofficially sometimes referred to as the "Dimona reactor") is an Israeli nuclear installation located in the Negev desert, about thirteen kilometers south-east of the city of Dimona. In August 2018, it was renamed after the late President and Prime Minister of Israel, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shimon Peres. Construction of the facility began in 1958 and its heavy-water nuclear reactor went active sometime between 1962-1964. Israel claims that the nuclear reactor and research facility is for research purposes into
Negev Bedouin Office, the plan is based on four main principles: The plan was described as part of a campaign to develop the Negev; bring about better integration of Bedouin in Israeli society, and significantly reduce the economic and social gaps between the Bedouin population in the Negev and Israeli society. The cabinet also approved a NIS 1.2 billion economic development program for Bedouin Negev whose main purpose is to promote employment among Bedouin women and youth. Funding was allocated to the development of industrial zones, establishment of employment centers and professional training. According to the Prawer Plan, Bedouin communities will be