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Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generated 16.1% of the country's electricity in 2020. [1] As of August 2022, the UK has 9 operational nuclear reactors at five locations (8 advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) and one pressurised water reactor (PWR)), producing 5.9 GWe. [2]
A reactor at the largest nuclear power station in a county has been turned back on after £75m worth of improvement works were carried out. Sizewell B Power Station, in Sizewell, Suffolk, has ...
This was the first nuclear site licence awarded for a nuclear power station in the UK since 1987, when one was granted for the construction of Sizewell B in Suffolk. [ 6 ] In March 2013, three environmental permits setting levels for emissions from the proposed power station were granted and planning consent was given, but agreement on ...
A Government spokesman said: “Any extensions to operational dates for the UK’s nuclear power stations are a matter for the operator of the stations, EDF and the regulator the Office for ...
Sizewell C nuclear power station is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Suffolk, England. [3] The project was proposed by a consortium of EDF Energy and China General Nuclear Power Group , which own 80% and 20% of the project respectively.
The following page lists operating nuclear power stations. The list is based on figures from PRIS (Power Reactor Information System) maintained by International Atomic Energy Agency . [ 1 ]
Nuclear New Build Generation Company (NNB GenCo) is a subsidiary created by EDF Energy to build and then to operate two new nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.The new plants are to be Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C and will eventually produce up to 6.4 GW in total.
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 .