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Nuclear reactors supplied by UK Atomic Energy Authority

UK Atomic Energy Authority is recorded as the nuclear steam supply system (NSSS) supplier of 10 units in 1 country, per the IAEA PRIS register: none operating and 10 shut down.

Calder Hall, Chapelcross and Britain's fast reactor prototypes. By country: United Kingdom (10). By technology: 9 GCR and 1 FBR. The first unit was connected in 1956 and the most recent in 1963. 10 units have been permanently shut down.

Units with a UK Atomic Energy Authority nuclear steam supply system

UnitCountryTypeModelMWeGrid connectionStatus
Calder Hall 1United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox501956Shut down
Calder Hall 2United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox501957Shut down
Calder Hall 3United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox501958Shut down
Calder Hall 4United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox501959Shut down
Chapelcross 1United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox481959Shut down
Chapelcross 2United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox481959Shut down
Chapelcross 3United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox481959Shut down
Chapelcross 4United Kingdom United KingdomGCRMagnox481960Shut down
Dounreay DFRUnited Kingdom United KingdomFBRunknown111962Shut down
Windscale AGRUnited Kingdom United KingdomGCRAGR241963Shut down

Data: Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0), IAEA PRIS 2025, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons. Capacities in net MWe unless stated.

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