Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell

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Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell was a major British nuclear research center in Oxfordshire that played a key role in the development of the United Kingdom’s atomic energy program after World War II.

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instanceOf nuclear research centre
research establishment
convertedTo Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
country United Kingdom
employs engineers
scientists
technicians
establishedBy Ministry of Supply (United Kingdom)
United Kingdom government
linked to: UK government
hasNeighbouringFacility RAF Harwell (former airfield)
hasReactor BEPO research reactor
DIDO research reactor
GLEEP research reactor
HERALD research reactor
LIDO research reactor
PLUTO research reactor
hasResearchField health physics
materials science
nuclear physics
radiation chemistry
radioactive waste management
reactor physics
hasStatus former major UK nuclear research centre
hasUse atomic energy development
materials testing
nuclear research
nuclear safety research
radiation biology research
radioisotope production
reactor design research
inception 1946
post–World War II period
locatedIn England
Harwell
Oxfordshire
locatedNear Didcot
Oxford
locatedOn Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
notableFor first operational nuclear reactor in Western Europe (GLEEP)
pioneering British nuclear science
radioisotope supply for medicine and industry
training of nuclear scientists and engineers
operatedBy Atomic Energy Research Establishment
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
ownedBy United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
partOf United Kingdom atomic energy programme
significantEvent development of UK civil nuclear power
development of early British research reactors
post-war atomic energy expansion in the UK
timePeriod Cold War

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Klaus Fuchs employer Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell
Klaus Fuchs residence Harwell
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Didcot near Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
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George Thomson employer United Kingdom atomic energy establishment
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George Thomson partOf British nuclear establishment
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John Cockcroft employer Atomic Energy Research Establishment
subject linked to: John
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell locatedIn Harwell
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell locatedOn Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell operatedBy Atomic Energy Research Establishment
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Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell convertedTo Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
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John Clive Ward employer Atomic Energy Research Establishment
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Didcot Power Station near Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
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