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DAPHNE

DAPHNE, a research reactor (heavy water) in Didcot, United Kingdom, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Decommissioned, 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). 10 heavy-water research reactors remain in operation today across 7 countries.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Didcot

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Atomic Energy Research Establishment

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

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