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ZEUS

ZEUS, a research reactor (critical assembly) in Didcot, United Kingdom, with 100 W of thermal power, operated by Atomic Energy Research Establishment. Decommissioned, first critical in 1955.

It was one of the 46 research reactors the United Kingdom has had; 1 remains in operation today. It went critical 8 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

Didcot

Type

Critical assembly

Thermal power

100 W

Operator

Atomic Energy Research Establishment

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1955

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