Bradwell Nuclear Power Plant
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 44 '31 " N , 0 ° 53' 51" E | |
| Country: | United Kingdom | |
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| Owner: | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority | |
| Operator: | Magnox Electric Limited | |
| Project start: | 1955 | |
| Commercial operation: | July 11, 1962 | |
| Shutdown: | March 31, 2002 | |
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Decommissioned reactors (gross): |
2 (292 MW) | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | 54,347.22 GWh | |
| Website: | Magnox South Sites | |
| Was standing: | July 22, 2007 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The decommissioned Bradwell Nuclear Power Plant is located at Bradwell Waterside on the Dengie Peninsula , Essex in the UK . The nuclear power plant consisted of two reactors of the Magnox-type with a total installed capacity of 292 MWe . Like the Dounreay nuclear power plant , it was built on the edge of an airfield from the Second World War. The plant was shut down in 2002. The ongoing demolition is taking place under the supervision of the new owner since 2004, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority , the last operator being British Nuclear Fuels .
Location
The power plant is located on the Dengie Peninsula at the mouth of the River Blackwater . The location was chosen because the land had a low agricultural value, is easily accessible and there is enough cooling water from the North Sea .
Bradwell is one of the possible sites selected by British Energy for a new generation of nuclear reactors.
history
The Bradwell nuclear power plant consisted of two Magnox reactors with a net electrical output of 123 MWe each and a gross electrical output of 146 MWe each. Construction of both reactors began on January 1, 1957. The Bradwell 1 reactor was first synchronized with the power grid on July 1, 1962 and went into commercial operation on the same day. Bradwell 2 was synchronized with the network on July 6, 1962 and went into commercial operation on November 12, 1962.
In 1966, twenty natural uranium fuel rods were stolen from Bradwell.
Bradwell was operated by the state Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) until 1989 and switched to Nuclear Electric after a partial privatization. Bradwell operated under the new company name Magnox Electric from 1994 to 1998 and was owned by British Nuclear Fuels between 1998 and 2004. In 1999 it was announced that the power plant would be shut down in 2002.
On June 1, 2001, Magnox Electric pleaded guilty to unauthorized releases of low-level radioactive waste at Bradwell and Hinkley Point A on six counts and was sentenced to £ 100,000 and over £ 28,000 in damages. The Bradwell 2 reactor was shut down on March 30, 2002, with the first unit following a day later. Following the restructuring of the UK nuclear industry in 2004, the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority became the new owner, overseeing Magnox South's demolition of the facility. The last fuel element in reactor 2 was brought to Sellafield for reprocessing in December 2005 .
On February 17, 2009, Magnox Electric was found guilty by a Chelmsford Crown Court jury of radioactive effluent seepage from a decontamination sump between 1990 and 2004, fined £ 250,000 and in damages of £ 150,000.
Aerial view of the nuclear power plant
Bradwell Nuclear Power Plant
Data of the reactor blocks
The Bradwell nuclear power plant had a total of two blocks :
| Reactor block | Reactor type | net power |
gross power |
start of building | Network synchronization |
Commercial operation | Shutdown |
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| Bradwell 1 | Magnox reactor | 123 MW | 146 MW | 01/01/1957 | 07/01/1962 | 07/01/1962 | 03/31/2002 |
| Bradwell 2 | Magnox reactor | 123 MW | 146 MW | 01/01/1957 | 07/06/1962 | 11/12/1962 | 03/30/2002 |
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- ↑ a b c Site history ( English ) Magnox South Sites. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ↑ British Energy eyes nuclear sites ( English ) BBC NEWS. November 27, 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
- ↑ Amory B. Lovins & L. Hunter Lovins: Brittle Power . Brick House Publishing Company ,, ISBN 0-931790-49-2 , p. 146. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016 Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Accessed July 14, 2008).
- ↑ Magnox Electric fined ( English ) Chard & Ilminster News. June 4, 2001. Accessed on February 20, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nuclear Power Reactors" (English)
- ↑ Magnox fined over 14-year leak at Bradwell nuclear site ( English ) New Energy Focus. February 19, 2009. Accessed on February 20, 2009. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Firm fined for radioactive leaks ( English ) BBC NEWS. February 17, 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
Web links
- Magnox Limited , operator
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority , owner