GLEEP research reactor
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The GLEEP research reactor was the United Kingdom’s first nuclear reactor, a low-power graphite-moderated facility used primarily for research and materials testing at Harwell.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| GLEEP research reactor canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
nuclear reactor
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research reactor ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | UK government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| controlMethod | control rods ⓘ |
| coolant | air ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British nuclear scientists ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War period ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityDate | 1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| firstCriticalityYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| fuelForm | metallic uranium ⓘ |
| fuelType | natural uranium ⓘ |
| gridConnection | not connected to electrical grid ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early development of the UK nuclear program
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testbed for materials for power reactors ⓘ |
| lifetimeUse | training of reactor operators ⓘ |
| location |
Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell
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Harwell, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moderator | graphite ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neutronSource | fission chain reaction in natural uranium fuel ⓘ |
| neutronSpectrum | thermal ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownership | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell reactor facilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerGeneration | no commercial electricity production ⓘ |
| powerOutput | low power ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
materials testing
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research ⓘ |
| purpose |
materials irradiation testing
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neutron irradiation experiments ⓘ reactor physics research ⓘ |
| reactorType |
air-cooled reactor
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graphite-moderated reactor ⓘ |
| researchField |
materials science
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nuclear physics ⓘ reactor engineering ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | low power level for experimental safety ⓘ |
| shutdownYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| significance | first nuclear reactor in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| status | shut down ⓘ |
| usedFor |
calibration of neutron detectors
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measurement of neutron cross-sections ⓘ testing of reactor components ⓘ |
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