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Advanced gas-cooled reactor facts for kids

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AGR reactor schematic
Diagram of an Advanced gas-cooled reactor

The Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR) is a type of nuclear reactor used in the United Kingdom. These are the second generation of British gas-cooled reactors. They use graphite as the neutron moderator and carbon dioxide as the coolant. They have been the backbone of the UK's nuclear generation fleet since the 1980s.

Images for kids

  • Torness Power Station - geograph.org.uk - 1777307

    AGR power station at Torness

  • Dungenesspowerstation (cropped)

    Dungeness B AGR power station, with a different outward appearance to most AGRs, consequential to multiple build companies being used

  • Heysham Nuclear Power Station, Lancashire

    The two power stations with four AGRs at Heysham

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