Dragon reactor

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Dragon was a prototype high temperature gas cooled reactor at Winfrith in England built and operated by UKAEA.

The Dragon complex consists of the reactor and various buildings constructed in the late 1950s/early 1960s to support operations. The reactor is presently in care and maintenance. Construction started in 1959 and was completed in 1962. Operation started in 1965 with a power output of 20MW.

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