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CONSORT Imperial College

CONSORT Imperial College, a research reactor (pool) in London, United Kingdom, with 100 kW of thermal power, operated by Reactor Centre. Decommissioned, first critical in 1965.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 18 years after the first research reactor in the United Kingdom, GLEEP (1947). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include isotope production, transmutation, teaching and training.

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Type

Pool

Thermal power

100 kW

Operator

Reactor Centre

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1965

Purpose

Isotope production, transmutation, teaching, training, activation analysis, materials testing

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