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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.
In November 2020, EDF announced that Hinkley Point B will stop generating electricity and move into the defuelling phase no later than 15 June 2022. [136] [137] In December 2021, EDF announced that the closure dates for Heysham 2 and Torness were to be brought forward from 2030 to March 2028. [138]
EDF Energy plan to build a power station consisting of two European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) units, called Hinkley Point C, subject to electricity pricing agreement with the government. [7] [8] HMG said in 2008 that the new Hinkley Point and Sizewell C power stations would contribute 13% of UK electricity in the early 2020s. [7]
French company EDF said it was confident a final investment decision on Sizewell C would be made this summer. Meanwhile, the cost of its sister project, Hinkley Point C in Somerset, has risen to ...
In September 2008, EDF, the new owners of Hinkley Point B, announced plans to build a third, twin-unit EPR power station at Hinkley Point, [29] to join Hinkley Point A , which is now closed and being decommissioned, and the Hinkley Point B , which has a closure date for accounting purposes of 2023. [32]
The new plants are to be Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and will eventually produce up to 6.4 GW in total. [1] EDF initially entered the UK nuclear industry with the acquisition of British Energy in 2009. At the same time, EDF established NNB GenCo as a separate subsidiary for the construction of additional new nuclear plants.
EDF submitted its planning application in May 2020, declaring 25,000 job opportunities and 70% of investment being spent in UK. The plant will largely replicate Hinkley Point C design to reuse experience, lower cost and ensure high levels of safety. [59] The proposal was welcomed by Unite the Union. [60]