Power station reactors

· Berkeley, Gloucestershire 2 x 276MW, de-commissioned

· Bradwell, Essex (Generation ceased in 2002, defuelled by September 2005)

· Calder Hall, Sellafield, Cumbria - 4 x 50MWe (Generation started in 1956 and ceased in 2003)

· Chapelcross, Dumfries and Galloway - 4 x 180MW(th) (Generation ceased in June 2004)

· Dungeness A, Kent 2 x 223MW. BNG owned Magnox station (Entered decommissioning January 2007)

· Dungeness B, Kent 2 x 550 MW(e). British Energy owned AGR

· Hartlepool, Hartlepool 2 x 600MW(e). British Energy owned AGR

· Heysham nuclear power stations, Lancashire - 4 x 600 MW(e)

· Hinkley Point A, Somerset (Ceased operations in 2000, defuelled by September 2005)

· Hinkley Point B, Somerset 2 x 570MW(e). British Energy owned AGR

· Hunterston A, North Ayrshire (Generation ceased 1990)

· Hunterston B, North Ayrshire 2 x 570 MW(e) British Energy owned AGR

· Oldbury, Gloucestershire - 2 x 435MW. (Generation due to cease July 2011 or when Cumulative Mean Core Irradiaton reaches 31.5 MWd/te (R1) and 32.7 MWd/te (R2))

· Sizewell A, Suffolk BNFL owned Magnox station (Entered decommissioning January 2007)

· Sizewell B, Suffolk 1 x 1195MWe. British Energy PWR

· Torness, East Lothian 2 x 625 MW(e). British Energy owned AGR

· Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd BNG owned Magnox station (Generation ceased 1991)

· Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset – SGHWR (ceased operation in 1990)

· Wylfa, Anglesey - 2 x 490MW magnox reactors. (Generation due to cease at end of 2010)

Research reactors

· Aldermaston - VIPER - Atomic Weapons Establishment

· Ascot - CONSORT reactor, Imperial College London, Silwood Park campus

· Billingham - TRIGA Mark I reactor, ICI refinery (installed 1971, shut down 1988)

· Culham - JET fusion reactor

· Derby - Neptune - Rolls-Royce Marine Power Operations Ltd, Raynesway

· Dounreay

o VULCAN (Rolls-Royce Naval Marine)

o PWR2 (Rolls-Royce Naval Marine)

o DMTR

o Dounreay Fast Reactor - Fast breeder reactor (shut down 1994)

o Prototype fast reactor

· East Kilbride - Scottish Universities Research and Reactor Centre (deactivated 1995, fully dismantled 2003)

· Harwell AERE

o GLEEP (shut down 1990)

o BEPO (shut down 1968)

o LIDO (shut down 1974)

o DIDO (shut down 1990)

o PLUTO (shut down 1990)

· London

o Greenwich - JASON PWR reactor (dismantled 1999)

o Stratford Marsh - Queen Mary, University of London (fully dismantled)

· Risley - Universities Research Reactor (shut down 1991 decommissioned-land released 1996)

· Sellafield (named Windscale until 1971)

o PILE 1 (shut down 1957 after Windscale fire)

o PILE 2 (shut down 1957)

o WAGR (shut down 1982)

· Winfrith - Dorchester, Dorset, 9 reactors, shut down 1990, including

o Dragon reactor

New nuclear sites

In November 2009, the Government has identified ten nuclear sites which could accommodate future reactors

· Bradwell in Essex

· Braystones

· Kirksanton

· Sellafield in Cumbria

· Hartlepool

· Heysham in Lancashire

· Hinkley Point in Somerset

· Oldbury in Gloucestershire

· Sizewell in Suffolk

· Wylfa in North Wales. (However, the Welsh Assembly Government remains opposed to new nuclear plants in Wales despite the approval of Wylfa as a potential site)

Most of these sites already have a station, the only new sites are Braystones and Kirksanton.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 679