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VERA Nuclear Assembly

VERA Nuclear Assembly, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Aldermaston, United Kingdom, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Atomic Weapons Research Establishment. Decommissioned, first critical in 1961.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 14 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

Aldermaston

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Atomic Weapons Research Establishment

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1961

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