Torness nuclear power plant
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 58 '5 " N , 2 ° 24' 33" W | |
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 United Kingdom
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| Owner: | EDF Energy | |
| Operator: | EDF Energy | |
| Project start: | 1980 | |
| Commercial operation: | May 25, 1988 | |
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Active reactors (gross): |
2 (1364 MW) | |
| Energy fed in in 2006: | 7,298 GWh | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | 64,762 GWh | |
| Was standing: | July 25, 2007 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The Torness Nuclear Power Plant is located eight kilometers southeast of Dunbar in East Lothian , Scotland , UK .
Construction of the nuclear power plant began in 1980. It consists of two EGRs with a total installed electrical output of 1364 MW , which went into operation in 1988 and 1989.
The plant is owned and operated by EDF Energy, a subsidiary of Électricité de France .
history
In November 1999, collapsed Panavia Tornado of the Royal Air Force after an engine damage less than one kilometer near the plant into the sea. The British Ministry of Defense praised the two pilots (for demonstrating "exceptional levels of airmanship and awareness in the most adverse of conditions"); they only triggered the ejection seats after it was clear that the plane would not hit the buildings.
In August 2006 there was a shutdown after "seaweed" (seaweed, seaweed) completely blocked the main intake opening for seawater. Both reactors were shut down within 70 minutes of the first indicators.
As part of the deregulation of the UK power generation market, Torness became the property of the state-owned company Scottish Nuclear . This company was part of British Energy . In 2008 British Energy was taken over by EDF Energy, a subsidiary of Électricité de France , which today is the owner and operator of the plant. It is scheduled to operate until 2023 .
In June 2011, both reactors went offline due to a jellyfish plague.
Data of the reactor blocks
The Torness nuclear power plant has 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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| Torness-1 | EGR | 600 MW | 682 MW | 08/01/1980 | May 25, 1988 | May 25, 1988 | ( Planned for 2023 ) |
| Torness-2 | EGR | 605 MW | 682 MW | 08/01/1980 | 02/03/1989 | 02/03/1989 | ( Planned for 2023 ) |
In February 2016, EDF Energy announced that the term of both blocks would be extended by seven years until 2030.
Web links
- EDF Energy: Torness power station (English)
- Plague: Torness (Great Britain)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : United Kingdom (English)
- ↑ Pilots praised over Tornado crash BBC News, March 11, 2002
- ↑ Nuclear Safety Newsletter ( Memento of the original dated September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. HSE, December 2006
- ↑ EDF Energy: Torness power station
- ↑ spiegel.de June 30, 2011: Jellyfish paralyze the nuclear power plant
- ↑ EDF Energy extends lives of UK AGR plants. world nuclear news, February 16, 2016, accessed July 22, 2016 .
