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  1. United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority,
  2. (UKAEA) UK national authority, established
  3. 1954, responsible for research and
  4. development of all nonmilitary aspects of
  5. nuclear energy. The authority also provides
  6. private industry with contract research and
  7. development, and specialized technical and
  8. advanced engineering services. The main areas
  9. of research are: thermal reactors, fast
  10. reactors, fusion, decommissioning of plants
  11. and radioactive waste management, nuclear
  12. fuels, and environmental and energy
  13. technology. The principal establishments are
  14. at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment,
  15. Harwell, Oxfordshire; the Culham Laboratory,
  16. Oxfordshire; Dounrey, Scotland; Risley,
  17. Cheshire; and Winfrith, Dorset.
  18.