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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> | ||
1959 The first reactor to be commissioned at Winfrith was the "zero-energy" high temperature reactor, [[Zenith reactor|Zenith]] | |||
Winfrith was also the site of the prototype [[Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor]] and the [[Dragon reactor|Dragon]] high temperature reactor | |||
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Winfrith Newburgh, near Dorchester Dorset.
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority site, opened in 1958 and used for nuclear reactor research and development.[1]
1959 The first reactor to be commissioned at Winfrith was the "zero-energy" high temperature reactor, Zenith
Winfrith was also the site of the prototype Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor and the Dragon high temperature reactor
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