Harwell Laboratory, situated about 50 miles to
the west of London, is the largest United Kingdom
Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) research
establishment. It has an annual mover
in the region of £140 million and employs
4250 people. The laboratory was set up in 1946
to cany out research into all aspects of atomic
energy and furnish the scientific and technical
information needed for Britain to embark on a
nuclear power programme. The result of this
early work culminated in the commissioning in
1956 of Britain's fust nuclear power station: a
200 MW plant that is still feeding power into
the national grid.
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