Windscale Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor
| Windscale Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor | |
|---|---|
WAGR containment vessel, on the left, seen in 2014. The chimney on the right is a part of the Windscale Piles | |
| Reactor concept | Advanced gas-cooled reactor |
| Designed by | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority |
| Operational | 1962 to 1983 |
| Status | Decommissioning |
| Location | Sellafield, England |
| Coordinates | 54°25′14″N 3°29′51″W / 54.4205°N 3.4975°W |
| Main parameters of the reactor core | |
| Fuel (fissile material) | Low-enriched uranium |
| Fuel state | Uranium dioxide (pellets) |
| Neutron energy spectrum | Thermal |
| Primary control method | Control rods |
| Primary moderator | Nuclear graphite |
| Primary coolant | Carbon dioxide |
| Outlet temperature | 500 °C (932 °F) |
| Reactor usage | |
| Primary use | Fuel element testbed |
| Power (thermal) | 100 MWt |
| Power (electric) | 30 MWe |
The Windscale Advanced Gas Cooled Reactor (WAGR) was a nuclear power plant constructed on the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria, England.