Catalogue description United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith: Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor: Correspondence and Papers

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Title: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority: Atomic Energy Establishment, Winfrith: Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor: Correspondence and Papers
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This series contains correspondence and papers concerning the Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor (SGHWR). The reactor was constructed to demonstrate the system, generate electricity (100 megawatts), and provide a test facility for development purposes. The reactor began full power operation in 1968.

Date: 1957-1982
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 42 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 1990 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Accruals: Series is accruing

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