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* [[UKAEA|United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority]] site, opened in 1958 and used for nuclear reactor research and development.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfrith</ref>
* [[UKAEA|United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority]] site, opened in 1958 and used for nuclear reactor research and development.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfrith</ref>


Site of the prototype [[Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor]]
Site of the prototype [[Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor]] and the [[Dragon reactor|Dragon]] high temperature reactor




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1959. Zero Energy Reactor Hall, Service Buildings and Apprentices School.
1959. Diagram of Zenith, General Electric Co
1959. Top of Core of Zenith Reactor.
1959. Exponential Experiments on the Zenith Core.
1961.
1961. Graphite block being uploaded from the "Scorpio II".
1961. Fisson counter being inserted into the "Zenith" core.
1961. Aerial view of Winfrith.
1963. SGHW.

Winfrith Newburgh, near Dorchester Dorset.

Site of the prototype Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor and the Dragon high temperature reactor


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