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Universities Research Reactor

Universities Research Reactor, a research reactor (other) in Warrington, United Kingdom, with 300 kW of thermal power, operated by University of Manchester. Decommissioned, first critical in 1964.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 17 years after the first research reactor in the United Kingdom, GLEEP (1947).

Country

United Kingdom

City

Warrington

Type

Other

Thermal power

300 kW

Operator

University of Manchester

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1964

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