Winfrith nuclear power plant
| Winfrith nuclear power plant | ||
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| location | ||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 41 '3 " N , 2 ° 16' 10" W | |
| Country: | Great Britain | |
| Data | ||
| Owner: | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | |
| Operator: | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | |
| Project start: | 1960 | |
| Commercial operation: | Jan. 1, 1968 | |
| Shutdown: | Sep 11 1990 | |
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Decommissioned reactors (gross): |
1 (100 MW) | |
| Energy fed in since commissioning: | 10,957 GWh | |
| Website: | Side of the operator | |
| Was standing: | February 1, 2008 | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The former Winfrith nuclear power station is located near Winfrith , Dorset in the UK . It was in operation from 1968 to 1990. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) was the owner and operator of the nuclear power plant .
reactor
The Winfrith nuclear power plant consisted of a light water cooled and heavy water moderated reactor of the type SGHWR ( Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor ) with a net electrical output of 92 MWe and a gross output of 100 MWe. This nuclear reactor was in operation and remains the only one of its type to this day. At the European Commission it was listed as a "large power reactor".
Commissioning / shutdown
Construction of the Winfrith nuclear power station began on May 1, 1963. The reactor was first synchronized with the power grid on December 1, 1967 and went into commercial operation on January 1, 1968. It supplied a total of 10,957 gigawatt hours of electricity for the commercial power grid for over 22 years until it was finally shut down on September 11, 1990.
Shutdown
Important decommissioning work has been carried out since the reactor was shut down in 1990. The reactor is to be shut down for good by 2017.
Previous progress of the dismantling:
- Removal of the fuel assemblies and drainage of the reactor
- Dismantling of the administration building
- Maintenance and care of the plant before the final demolition
Originally, the decommissioning work was supposed to take over 100 years. In the meantime, however, this plan has been revised.
Data of the reactor block
The Winfrith nuclear power plant had one block :
| Reactor block | Reactor type | net power |
gross power |
start of building | Network synchronization |
Commercial operation | Shutdown |
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| Winfrith SGHWR | SGHWR | 92 MW | 100 MW | May 1, 1963 | 1st December 1967 | 1st January 1968 | September 11, 1990 |
See also
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- ↑ a b c Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nuclear Power Reactors" (English)
- ↑ Report of the European Commission (PDF)
- ↑ UKAEA - Winfrith - SGHWR (Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor) ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
- ↑ Decommissioning at Winfrith is a 100 years ahead of schedule ( Memento of the original dated June 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) 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.
