Dragon reactor
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Dragon was an experimental high temperature gas-cooled reactor at Winfrith in Dorset, England, operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Its purpose was to test fuel and materials for th
Cutaway model of the Dragon reactor
A high-temperature gas-cooled reactor is a type of gas-cooled nuclear reactor which uses uranium fuel and graphite moderation to produce very high reactor core output temperatures. All existing HTGR r
Dragon reactor
…Cutaway model of the Dragon reactor Operating Institution United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Location Winfrith, Dorset, England Coordinates Type High-temperature gas reactor First Criticality 1965 Shutdown date 1976 Dragon was an experimental high temperature gas-cooled reactor at Winfrith in Dorset, England, operated by…
Refueling floor at Fort Saint Vrain HTGR, 1972
A simplified flow diagram of a 1,100 MWe HTGR.