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  2. Nuclear power in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generated 16.1% of the country's electricity in 2020. [1] As of August 2022, the UK has 9 operational nuclear reactors at five locations (8 advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) and one pressurised water reactor (PWR)), producing 5.9 GWe. [2]

  3. List of commercial nuclear reactors - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all the commercial nuclear reactors in the world, sorted by country, with operational status. The list only includes civilian nuclear power reactors used to generate electricity for a power grid. All commercial nuclear reactors use nuclear fission. As of December 2024, there are 419 operable power reactors in the world, with a ...

  4. Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Not renewing Trident meant that Britain would become a non-nuclear power and strike at Britain's status as a great power. [287] A decision on the renewal of Trident was made on 4 December 2006. Prime Minister Tony Blair told MPs it would be "unwise and dangerous" for the UK to give up its nuclear weapons. He outlined plans to spend up to £20bn ...

  5. United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority - Wikipedia

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    On its formation in 1954, the authority was responsible for the United Kingdom's entire nuclear programme, both civil and defence, as well as the policing of nuclear sites. It made pioneering developments in nuclear (fission) power, overseeing the development of nuclear technology and performing much scientific research.

  6. United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia

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    Under the agreement the United States was given certain assurances by the UK regarding the use of the missiles; however the United States does not have any veto on the use of British nuclear weapons. [9] [10] Some non-nuclear components for the British nuclear warhead are procured from the U.S. for reasons of cost effectiveness. [11]

  7. Category:Nuclear energy in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    English. Read; Edit; View history; Tools. ... Nuclear power in the United Kingdom (5 C, ... Tier 1 – UK Nuclear Site Management & Licensing

  8. Advanced gas-cooled reactor - Wikipedia

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    The advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) is a type of nuclear reactor designed and operated in the United Kingdom. These are the second generation of British gas-cooled reactors, using graphite as the neutron moderator and carbon dioxide as coolant. They have been the backbone of the UK's nuclear power generation fleet since the 1980s.

  9. Nuclear reactor - Wikipedia

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    The first nuclear power plant built for civil purposes was the AM-1 Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, launched on 27 June 1954 in the Soviet Union. It produced around 5 MW (electrical). It was built after the F-1 (nuclear reactor) which was the first reactor to go critical in Europe, and was also built by the Soviet Union.