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Hinkley Point B nuclear power station was a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England. It was the first commercial Advanced Gas Cooled reactor to generate power to the National Grid in 1976 and shares its design with sister station Hunterston B nuclear power station .
The energy group confirmed the plan remains for the Somerset plant to move into the defueling phase by August 1 2022.
On 7 January 2022 Hunterston B reactor 4 was shut down for the last time, ending production after nearly 47 years. Reactor 3 had moved to the defuelling phase in November 2021. [32] On 1 August 2022 Hinkley Point B Reactor 3 was shut down, Reactor 4 was shut down on 6 July 2022. [33]
Between 2006 and 2013, [130] Hinkley Point B and Hunterston B were restricted to about 70% of normal MWe output because of boiler-related problems requiring that they operate at reduced boiler temperatures. [131] In 2013, these two stations' power increased to about 80% of normal output following some plant modifications. [130]
Because of the cost of remedying these problems, and with no guarantees of a timely solution, Magnox announced on 23 May 2000 that Hinkley Point A would be shut down. [23] Hinkley Point A was one of 11 Magnox nuclear power stations commissioned in the United Kingdom between 1956 and 1971. During its 35 years of operation, Hinkley Point A ...
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Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles (ten kilometres) south of Largs and about 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 kilometres) northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. It is currently operated by EDF Energy. The station began producing electricity in ...
The revised operating date for the nuclear power station is now June 2027 and the budget has increased to £25 billion as Covid delays are blamed.