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HECTOR

HECTOR, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Dorchester, United Kingdom, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by AEE Winfrith. Decommissioned, first critical in 1963.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 16 years after the first research reactor in the United Kingdom, GLEEP (1947). 44 critical assemblies remain in operation today across 12 countries.

Country

United Kingdom

City

Dorchester

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

AEE Winfrith

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1963

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