Hinkley Point B nuclear power station
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Hinkley Point B nuclear power station was a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England. It was the first commercial Advanced Gas Cooled reactor to generate power to the National Grid in 1976 and shares its design with sister station Hunterston B nuclear power station. It ceased operations permanently on 1 August 2022.[4]
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Hinkley Point B nuclear power station | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Location | Somerset, South West England |
Coordinates | 51.2090°N 3.1275°W / 51.2090; -3.1275 |
Status | Being decommissioned |
Construction began | September 1, 1967 (1967-09-01)[1][2] |
Commission date | |
Decommission date | |
Owner(s) | Central Electricity Generating Board (1976–1989) Nuclear Electric (1989–1996) British Energy (1996–2009) EDF Energy (2009–present) |
Operator(s) | EDF Energy |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | GCR - AGR[1][2] |
Reactor supplier | General Electric Company, Whessoe, and Strachan & Henshaw (Graphite supplied by Anglo Great Lakes Corporation Ltd) |
Cooling source | Bridgwater Bay |
Thermal capacity | 2 x 1494 MWt[1][2] |
Total electricity generated | 295.85 TWh (1,065.1 PJ)[1][2] |
Power generation | |
Make and model | AGR[1][2] |
Units decommissioned | |
Nameplate capacity | 1250 MWe[1][2] |
Capacity factor | |
Annual net output | 4802.18 GWh (2021)[1][2] |
External links | |
Website | Hinkley B nuclear powr station | EDF |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference ST211460 |
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