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In response, Scotland's then First Minister Alex Salmond commented there was 'no chance' of new nuclear power stations being built in Scotland. [3] The Parliament voted 63–58 to support the policy of opposing new nuclear power stations, [ 4 ] taking advantage of a loophole which permits a veto on planning, despite lacking authority over the ...
This list of power stations in Scotland includes current and former electricity-generating power stations in Scotland, sorted by type. Scotland is a net exporter of electricity and has a generating capacity of over 10 GW. None of this is generated by conventional oil- or gas-burning power stations.
The primary sources of electricity generation in Scotland are provided through renewable energy (61.8%), nuclear (25.7%) and fossil fuel generation (10.9%). [1] Whitelee Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the United Kingdom, and was Europe's largest onshore wind farm for some time. [2]
Dounreay (/ ˌ d uː n ˈ r eɪ /; [2] Scottish Gaelic: Dùnrath) is a small settlement and the site of two large nuclear establishments on the north coast of Caithness in the Highland area of Scotland. It is on the A836 road nine miles (fourteen kilometres) west of Thurso. The nuclear establishments were created in the 1950s.
As part of the privatisation of the Scottish electricity generators, Hunterston A was transferred, with the adjacent Hunterston B, to the new state owned company Scottish Nuclear. In 1996, upon privatisation of the UK nuclear industry, the site was transferred, this time on its own to the state-owned Magnox Electric. In April 2005, the NDA took ...
Nuclear power stations in Scotland. Note that the DBERR maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations here: Subcategories. This category has only the following ...
Computer modelling and confidence in new reactor designs meant testing would no longer be necessary. [4] The cost of decommissioning NRTE facilities when they become redundant, including nuclear waste disposal, was estimated at £2.1 billion in 2005. [5] Its final reactor shut down on 21 July 2015, with post operational work continuing to 2022. [3]
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.