List of nuclear reactors in the UK
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
Location | region | Net power | Gross output | Reactor type | commissioning acceptance |
planned shutdown |
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Dungeness B1 | Kent | 520 MW | 615 MW | EGR | 1985 | 2028 |
Dungeness B2 | Kent | 520 MW | 615 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2028 |
Hartlepool A1 | Durham | 595 MW | 655 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2024 |
Hartlepool A2 | Durham | 595 MW | 655 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2024 |
Heysham A1 | Lancashire | 585 MW | 625 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2024 |
Heysham A2 | Lancashire | 575 MW | 625 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2024 |
Heysham B1 | Lancashire | 620 MW | 680 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2030 |
Heysham B2 | Lancashire | 620 MW | 680 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2030 |
Hinkley Point B1 | Somerset | 410 MW | 655 MW | EGR | 1978 | 2023 |
Hinkley Point B2 | Somerset | 430 MW | 655 MW | EGR | 1976 | 2023 |
Hunterston B1 | Ayrshire | 430 MW | 644 MW | EGR | 1976 | 2023 |
Hunterston B2 | Ayrshire | 430 MW | 644 MW | EGR | 1977 | 2023 |
Sizewell B | Suffolk | 1188 MW | 1250 MW | Pressurized water reactor | 1995 | 2035 |
Torness 1 | East Lothian | 600 MW | 682 MW | EGR | 1988 | 2030 |
Torness 2 | East Lothian | 605 MW | 682 MW | EGR | 1989 | 2030 |
Location | region | Net power | Gross output | Reactor type | commissioning acceptance |
switching off processing |
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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 |
photos
Dounreay nuclear power plant with the DFR (center) and the PFR (right)
Left the two reactors of Hinkley Point A, right Hinkley Point B
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 |
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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
- ↑ a b Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Nuclear Power Reactors" (English)
- ^ World Nuclear Association - Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
- ↑ a b UK nuclear plant gets ten-year extension. In: World Nuclear News. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h EDF Energy extends lives of UK AGR plants. In: World Nuclear News. Retrieved May 30, 2016 .
- ^ World Nuclear Association - Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom
- ↑ a b c d This reactor is listed by the IAEA as both a commercial reactor and a research reactor.
- ↑ a b Research Reactor Database of the IAEA