List of nuclear reactors in the UK

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Nuclear power plants in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland:
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The list of nuclear reactors in the UK includes all operating and under construction commercial power reactors , nuclear power plants and all research reactors in the UK . Nuclear reactors are currently only in operation on the island of Great Britain ; the two reactors at Wylfa on Anglesey have been decommissioned.

Nuclear power plants

The nuclear power plant grouping includes all power reactors and prototype systems that are used for commercial power generation.

Performance data

Reactor units in operation
Location region Net power Gross output Reactor type commissioning
acceptance 		planned
shutdown
Dungeness B1 Kent 520 MW 615 MW EGR 1985 2028Template: future / in 5 years
Dungeness B2 Kent 520 MW 615 MW EGR 1989 2028Template: future / in 5 years
Hartlepool A1 Durham 595 MW 655 MW EGR 1989 2024Template: future / in 4 years
Hartlepool A2 Durham 595 MW 655 MW EGR 1989 2024Template: future / in 4 years
Heysham A1 Lancashire 585 MW 625 MW EGR 1989 2024Template: future / in 4 years
Heysham A2 Lancashire 575 MW 625 MW EGR 1989 2024Template: future / in 4 years
Heysham B1 Lancashire 620 MW 680 MW EGR 1989 2030Template: future / in 5 years
Heysham B2 Lancashire 620 MW 680 MW EGR 1989 2030Template: future / in 5 years
Hinkley Point B1 Somerset 410 MW 655 MW EGR 1978 2023Template: future / in 3 years
Hinkley Point B2 Somerset 430 MW 655 MW EGR 1976 2023Template: future / in 3 years
Hunterston B1 Ayrshire 430 MW 644 MW EGR 1976 2023Template: future / in 3 years
Hunterston B2 Ayrshire 430 MW 644 MW EGR 1977 2023Template: future / in 3 years
Sizewell B Suffolk 1188 MW 1250 MW Pressurized water reactor 1995 2035Template: future / in 5 years
Torness 1 East Lothian 600 MW 682 MW EGR 1988 2030Template: future / in 5 years
Torness 2 East Lothian 605 MW 682 MW EGR 1989 2030Template: future / in 5 years
Decommissioned reactor blocks
Location region Net power Gross output Reactor type commissioning
acceptance 		switching off
processing
Berkeley 1 Gloucestershire 138 MW 166 MW Magnox reactor 1962 1989
Berkeley 2 Gloucestershire 138 MW 166 MW Magnox reactor 1962 1988
Bradwell 1 Essex 123 MW 146 MW Magnox reactor 1962 2002
Bradwell 2 Essex 123 MW 146 MW Magnox reactor 1962 2002
Calder Hall 1 Cumbria 49 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1956 2003
Calder Hall 2 Cumbria 49 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1957 2003
Calder Hall 3 Cumbria 49 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1958 2003
Calder Hall 4 Cumbria 49 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1959 2003
Chapelcross 1 Dumfriesshire 48 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1959 2004
Chapelcross 2 Dumfriesshire 48 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1959 2004
Chapelcross 3 Dumfriesshire 48 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1959 2004
Chapelcross 4 Dumfriesshire 48 MW 60 MW Magnox reactor 1960 2004
Dounreay DFR Scotland 11 MW 15 MW Fast breeder reactor 1962 1977
Dounreay PFR Caithness 234 MW 250 MW Fast breeder reactor 1976 1994
Dungeness A1 Kent 225 MW 230 MW Magnox reactor 1965 2006
Dungeness A2 Kent 225 MW 230 MW Magnox reactor 1965 2006
Hinkley Point A1 Somerset 235 MW 267 MW Magnox reactor 1965 2000
Hinkley Point A2 Somerset 235 MW 267 MW Magnox reactor 1965 2000
Hunterston A1 Ayrshire 150 MW 173 MW Magnox reactor 1964 1990
Hunterston A2 Ayrshire 150 MW 173 MW Magnox reactor 1964 1989
Oldbury A1 Gloucestershire 217 MW 230 MW Magnox reactor 1967 2012
Oldbury A2 Gloucestershire 217 MW 230 MW Magnox reactor 1968 2011
Sizewell A1 Suffolk 210 MW 245 MW Magnox reactor 1966 2006
Sizewell A2 Suffolk 210 MW 245 MW Magnox reactor 1966 2006
Trawsfynydd 1 South Gwynedd 195 MW 235 MW Magnox reactor 1965 1991
Trawsfynydd 2 South Gwynedd 195 MW 235 MW Magnox reactor 1965 1991
Windscale AGR Cumberland 24 MW 36 MW EGR 1963 1981
Winfrith SGHWR Dorset 92 MW 100 MW SGHWR 1968 1990
Wylfa 1 Anglesey 490 MW 540 MW Magnox reactor 1971 2015
Wylfa 2 Anglesey 490 MW 540 MW Magnox reactor 1972 2012

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Research reactors

The research reactor grouping includes nuclear reactors that are not used to generate electricity, but are primarily used for research purposes (nuclear and material research, isotope production for medicine and technology ).

Performance data

This list is sorted in alphabetical order. Green marked reactors are in operation, red ones have already been shut down and gray ones are currently shut down.

Location Thermal performance Reactor type status commissioning
acceptance
BEPO 6500 kW GRAPHITE, AIR Switched off 1962
BERKELEY ZERO ENERGY 1 kW Graphite reactor Switched off 1966
DAPHNE 0.10 kW Heavy water reactor Switched off 1962
DIDO 26,000 kW Heavy water reactor Switched off 1956
DIMPLE 0.10 kW Swimming pool reactor Switched off 1962
Dounreay Fast Reactor 65,000 kW Fast breeder reactor Shut down 1959
DOUNREAY MTR 22500 kW Heavy water reactor Switched off 1958
DRAGON 20,000 kW Helium-cooled reactor Switched off 1964
GLEEP 50 kW Graphite reactor Shut down 1947
HAZEL 0 kW HOMOG (L) Switched off 1957
HECTOR 0.10 kW ZERO POWER HTD Switched off 1963
HECTOR 0.10 kW GRAPHITE CO2 Switched off 1963
HERALD 5000 kW Swimming pool reactor Shut down 1960
HERO 3 kW EGR Switched off 1962
HORACE 0.01 kW critical arrangement Switched off 1958
ICI TRIGA REACTOR 250 kW TRIGA MARK I Switched off 1971
IMPERIAL COLLEGE 100 kW Swimming pool reactor In operation 1965
JASON 10 kW ARGONAUT Switched off 1959
JUNO 0.10 kW critical arrangement Switched off 1964
LIDO 300 kW Swimming pool reactor Switched off 1956
MERLIN 5000 kW Swimming pool reactor Switched off 1959
NEPTUNE 0.10 kW Swimming pool reactor In operation 1963
NESTOR 5000 kW ARGONAUT Switched off 1961
PLUTO 26,000 kW Heavy water reactor Shut down 1957
QMC UTR-B 100 kW ARGONAUT Switched off 1964
THE UNIV RESEARCH REACTOR 300 kW ARGONAUT Switched off 1964
UTR-300 300 kW ARGONAUT Switched off 1963
VERA NUCLEAR ASSEMBLY 0.10 kW CRIT FAST Switched off 1961
VIPER 0.50 kW ALMOST BURST In operation 1967
VULCAN 0 kW Heavy water reactor Shut down 1961
Windscale AGR 120,000 kW EGR Switched off 1962
ZEBRA 1 kW Heavy water reactor Shut down 1962
ZENITH I 0.50 kW GRAPHITE CO2 Switched off 1959
ZENITH II 1 kW Graphite reactor Switched off 1972
ZEPHYR 0 kW CRIT FAST Switched off 1954
ZEUS 0.10 kW CRIT FAST Switched off 1955

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nuclear Power Reactors" (English)
  2. ^ World Nuclear Association - Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
  3. ↑ a b UK nuclear plant gets ten-year extension. In: World Nuclear News. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h EDF Energy extends lives of UK AGR plants. In: World Nuclear News. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
  5. ^ World Nuclear Association - Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
  6. ↑ a b c d This reactor is listed by the IAEA as both a commercial reactor and a research reactor.
  7. ↑ a b Research Reactor Database of the IAEA

Web links

Commons : Nuclear Power Plants in the UK  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

See also

Nuclear power plants in the UK
Planned / under construction

Hinkley Point C  • Sizewell C

In operation

Dungeness B  • Hartlepool  • Heysham  • Hinkley Point B  • Hunterston B  • Sizewell B  • Torness

Out of service

Berkeley  • Bradwell  • Calder Hall  • Chapelcross  • Dounreay  • Dungeness A  • Hinkley Point A  • Hunterston A  • Oldbury  • Sizewell A  • Trawsfynydd  • Windscale  • Winfrith  • Wylfa