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DIMPLE

DIMPLE, a research reactor (pool) in Dorchester, United Kingdom, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by AEE Winfrith. 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). 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Dorchester

Type

Pool

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

AEE Winfrith

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1962

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