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[[image:Im1961EnV211-p016eeb.jpg |thumb| 1961. Fisson counter being inserted into the "Zenith" core.]]
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A "zero-energy" high temperature gas cooled reactor from which the [[Dragon reactor]] was developed.<ref>The Times Mar. 24, 1959</ref> It was built and commissioned by [[GEC]]. Pipelines were installed to carry the radioactive effluent out to see.<ref>The Times  July 8, 1959</ref> This was the first reactor completed at the [[Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment|Winfrith Heath establishment]].
A "zero-energy" high temperature gas cooled reactor from which the [[Dragon reactor]] was developed.<ref>The Times Mar. 24, 1959</ref> It was built and commissioned by [[GEC]]. Pipelines were installed to carry the radioactive effluent out to sea.<ref>The Times  July 8, 1959</ref> This was the first reactor completed at the [[Winfrith Atomic Energy Establishment|Winfrith Heath establishment]].




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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. Fisson counter being inserted into the "Zenith" core.

A "zero-energy" high temperature gas cooled reactor from which the Dragon reactor was developed.[1] It was built and commissioned by GEC. Pipelines were installed to carry the radioactive effluent out to sea.[2] This was the first reactor completed at the Winfrith Heath establishment.


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  1. ↑ The Times Mar. 24, 1959
  2. ↑ The Times July 8, 1959
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