What is Advanced gas-cooled reactor?
[[File:AGR reactor schematic.png|thumb|Diagram of an Advanced gas-cooled reactor]] The '''Advanced Gas-cooled Reactor (AGR)''' is a type of [[nuclear reactor]] used in the [[United Kingdom]]. These are the second generation of British gas-cooled reactors. They use [[graphite]] as the [[neutron moderator]] and [[carbon dioxide]] as the coolant. They have been the backbone of the UK's nuclear generation fleet since the 1980s. {{physics-stub}} [[Category:Nuclear energy]]