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BERKELEY Zero Energy

BERKELEY Zero Energy, a research reactor (graphite) in Berkeley, United Kingdom, with 1 kW of thermal power, operated by Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories. Decommissioned, first critical in 1966.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 19 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

Berkeley

Type

Graphite

Thermal power

1 kW

Operator

Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1966

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