Birthplace of Nuclear (UK)
Using world-leading facilities, Harwell’s community of experts is pioneering advances in Energy, Space, Health and Quantum Computing, UK nuclear research and development started here in 1945.
Technology and research are at the heart of everything Harwell does. A unique combination of world-leading research and technology facilities support teams and businesses to reach their full potential as well as being the heart of Nuclear research in the UK.
Innovation clusters have been proving their worth worldwide for decades. Harwell, goes further, a cross-disciplinary approach that bridges sectorial silos. and offers proactive, dedicated cluster managers who help organisations connect, innovate, grow and thrive.
Our Nuclear Heritage
We are very proud to be based at Harwell where we originated from nearly 30 years ago. We are proud to call Harwell our home.
Harwell is the birthplace of nuclear and nuclear research in the UK, establishing the campus in 1945 and operating the Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile (GLEEP) from 1947, nearly a decade before Calder Hall became the first civil nuclear reactor on the grid.
Today Harwell Science and Innovation Campus which includes, Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) operated nuclear licenced site (Formally the original UKAEA research site from 1945), has one of the most ambitious campus investment plans in the world.
Harwell is making room for thousands more people to join us in a 21st century science and innovation community with cutting edge workplace, new labs and world-leading facilities, Noventus and sister company Ingenium are part of this growing community.
We are very privileged to be part of this world leading Advanced Research Cluster (ARC).
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