The reactor was located at the basement of King William Building at the old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
The buildings originally housed the Greenwich Hospitala retirement home for disabled sailors of the Royal Navy.
The word hospital merely meant a place providing hospitality.
After the hospital closed in 1869, these buildings became the Royal Naval College where navy officers were trained.
As the years rolled by, these trainings became more and more sophisticated.
The Argonaut series 10 kW research reactor was previously operated by the Hawker Siddley Nuclear Power Corporation at Langley.
Despite its small size, Jason was potent.
It was like a ticking time bomb.
Surely, the Navy wasnt going to tell Londoners they have a nuclear bomb for a neighbor.
So JASON was kept a secret.
Control panel for the JASON nuclear reactor.
Photo credit: Royal Naval College, Greenwich
For a long while he was part-myth, writesThe Greenwich Phantom.
But getting rid of him completely proved to be no easy task.
In November 1999, the Environment Agency finally gave the radiological clearance.
Today, live reactor training is carried out at the Imperial College Consort reactor at Ascot.
Pictured above is the interior of the Royal Naval College Chapel.
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The Painted Hall served as the dining hall for the Royal Naval College.
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Ceiling of the Painted Hall.
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The Royal Navy College cafeteria located in the basement under the Chapel.
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