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Prototype Fast Reactor Timeline
Dounreay's Prototype Fast Reactor (PFR) was the
second and last fast reactor to be built in the UK. The
success of the experimental fast reactor at Dounreay
led the British government in 1966 to order a prototype
fast reactor power plant.
Key Facts
1966 Government chooses Dounreay as site for larger PFR
1967 Construction commenced
1974 PFR achieves criticality
1985 PFR achieves full power (250 mw) for the first time
1988 Government announces phased end of fast reactor
research and development
1994 PFR shut down
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Dounreay
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