Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment

Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment
Entrance road to Vulcan NRTE
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates58°34′34.43″N 3°45′27.96″W / 58.5762306°N 3.7577667°W / 58.5762306; -3.7577667
StatusDecommissioning
Construction began1957
Commission date1965
OwnerMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)
OperatorRolls-Royce Submarines

Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment (NRTE), formerly HMS Vulcan, is a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) establishment in Scotland, operated by Rolls-Royce Submarines.

The site formerly operated two separate prototype nuclear reactors, trialling five different types of submarine reactor core.

The site is located adjacent to the Dounreay civil nuclear site.

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