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BEPO

BEPO, a research reactor (graphite) in Didcot, United Kingdom, with 6.5 MW of thermal power, operated by Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Shut down, first critical in 1962.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 15 years after the first research reactor in the United Kingdom, GLEEP (1947). 4 graphite-moderated research reactors remain in operation today across 3 countries.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Didcot

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

6.5 MW

Operator

Atomic Energy Research Establishment

Status

Shut down

First criticality

1962

See also: every research reactor in United Kingdom · How research reactors work