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Dounreay MTR

Dounreay MTR, a research reactor (heavy water) in Thurso, United Kingdom, with 22.5 MW of thermal power, operated by Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Decommissioned, first critical in 1958.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 11 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

Thurso

Type

Heavy water

Thermal power

22.5 MW

Operator

Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1958

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