BRITAIN’S FIRST LARGE HEAVY WATER REACTOR—This large nuclear reactor “Dido,” built for testing materials and making powerful radioactive isotopes, began operating recently at the United Kingdom’s Atomic Research Establishment at Harwell. The most powerful experimental reactor in western Europe, it will develop about 10 megawatts of heat at full power. Heavy water is used as the moderator which slows down the speed of neutrons, and the fuel is highly enriched uranium.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28158, 22 December 1956, Page 2
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71BRITAIN’S FIRST LARGE HEAVY WATER REACTOR—This large nuclear reactor “Dido,” built for testing materials and making powerful radioactive isotopes, began operating recently at the United Kingdom’s Atomic Research Establishment at Harwell. The most powerful experimental reactor in western Europe, it will develop about 10 megawatts of heat at full power. Heavy water is used as the moderator which slows down the speed of neutrons, and the fuel is highly enriched uranium. Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28158, 22 December 1956, Page 2
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