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In the end, only the Sizewell B nuclear power plant from the PWR programme was built, between 1987 and 1995. It began producing power for the national grid in February 1995. [21] Its construction followed a four-year, 16 million-word public inquiry. [21] As of 2019 it is the most recent nuclear plant to be constructed in the United Kingdom. [21]
On 10 March 2012, the first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, 200 anti-nuclear campaigners formed a symbolic chain around Hinkley Point to voice their opposition to new nuclear power plants, and to call on the coalition government to hold back on its plan for seven other new nuclear plants across the UK. The human chain was planned ...
United Kingdom 1983 H. B. Robinson: 1 ... Location; Akkuyu: 4: ... The site of former Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant. This table lists stations that are permanently ...
A view of the Sizewell A & B nuclear power stations. Since the sale of British Energy to Électricité de France (EDF) in February 2009, plans for a further twin-unit reactor to be built at Sizewell have looked increasingly likely. [48] Sizewell already has a connection agreement in place for a new nuclear power plant to be built. [49]
Hinkley Point A nuclear power station (not operating) Latitude: 51° 12′ 30.81″ N 51.208559° Longitude: 3° 7′ 49.52″ W -3.130424° Hinkley Point B nuclear power station (not operating) Latitude: 51° 12′ 30.81″ N 51.208559° Longitude: 3° 7′ 49.52″ W -3.130424° Hinkley Point C nuclear power station
List of power stations in the British Crown Dependencies; The following pages list the power stations in the United Kingdom, by source: Non-renewable energy. List of active coal-fired power stations in the United Kingdom; List of natural gas power stations in the United Kingdom; List of commercial nuclear reactors in the United Kingdom ...
In 2018, this project was terminated when Toshiba decided to close Nugen and withdraw from nuclear power plant construction in the UK. [ 176 ] In June 2020, the UK government along with EDF together with Rolls-Royce announced that Sellafield has been chosen as a site which will house various types of clean nuclear technologies such as EDF's ...
This is a list of current and former electricity-generating power stations in England. For lists in the rest of the UK, including proposed stations, see the see also section below. Note that DESNZ maintains a comprehensive list of UK power stations .