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Lord Christopher Hinton of Bankside
Lord Christopher Hinton of Bankside
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He was a highly respected, internationally known engineer and executive as a result of his activities in the World Energy Conference, of which he was honorary chairman of the International Executive Council, and his pioneering work in nuclear energy and power systems engineering. In the August 1983 issue of the British magazine Atom, the following statement appeared: With the death of Lord Hinton at the age of 82, Britain has lost one of its great contemporary engineers, and his passing brings a measure of sadness to all those who were privileged to serve him in the early days of nuclear power in this country.
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in ~954 showed his far-sighted assessment of the major role fast reactors would one day play. He personally visited Thurso, near the DFR site, on several occasions to explain to the local people the
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DFR had fully met the task for which it was built: to demonstrate that fast reactors could be constructed and safely operated. Until his death, Lord Hinton remained interested in the newer Prototype Fast Reactor and the future development of the fast breeder reactor system.
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His contributions to this worthwhile effort will be long remembered. Because of his unrelenting pursuit of excellence, he was sometimes referred to as a technical autocrat.
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