Papers relating to the official opening of the Risley research reactor, on 2 November 1964. The reactor was located on the UKAEA site at Risley, and was run jointly by the Universities of Manchester and Liverpool, and continued in operation until the 1990s. It was overseen by a joint Research Reactor Committee. The file includes papers relating to the organisation of the event, a commemorative pamphlet, other printed ephemera, and photographs of the event. The building was opened by Sir Leonard Owen of the UK Atomic Energy Authority.
File: Opening of the Universities Research Reactor
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- Dates of Creation1964
- Physical Description1 folder