August 15 – 'GLEEP' (the Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile) experimental nuclear reactor runs for the first time at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, the first reactor to operate in Western Europe.
15 augusti - Den experimentella kärnreaktorn 'GLEEP' (Graphite Low Energy Experimental Pile) startas för första gången vid Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, Oxfordshire, som blir den första reaktorn i Västeuropa.