Nuclear station Heysham 2 to shut down early

The station will close in 2028 – two years earlier than previously thought

EDF switches off 46-year-old nuclear power station

The French energy giant will now move into the defuelling phase of Hunterston B in North Ayrshire in Scotland

Britain’s nuclear hits milestone as eyes are glued to COP26

The current nuclear fleet has produced the equivalent electricity to power all the UK’s homes for 18.5 years, according to the Nuclear Industry Association

Office for Nuclear Regulation greenlights restart of EDF’s reactors

The two reactors at Hunterston B on Scotland’s west coast were taken offline in 2018 after cracks were found in the cores of both of them

Hunterston B nuclear power plant’s shut down date brought forward to early 2022

EDF had planned to keep generating electricity from the 44-year-old facility until 2023 but says it will now move into the defuelling phase no later than 7th January 2022

Restart delayed of Scottish nuclear reactor where cracks were found

The Big Six supplier said it needs to complete some additional technical analysis to support Reactor 3’s safety case

EDF Energy gets nod to restart nuclear plant where cracks were found

The Office for Nuclear Regulation said it is satisfied the reactor is safe to bring back to service for around four months of operation

Cracks in the graphite bricks
Cracks in Hunterston B nuclear plant revealed

About 370 hairline fractures have been discovered in the reactor bricks

Britain’s Hunterston B nuclear reactor to remain offline after cracks found

Last year, it produced enough electricity for 1.8 million homes and avoided 2.5 million tonnes of emissions

New cracks found at EDF nuclear plant

EDF Energy has found cracks in key parts of its Hunterston B nuclear power plant. Today the energy generator confirmed cracks were found in two of the 6,000 graphite bricks in one of two Hunterston B reactors. Just two months ago EDF shut two other nuclear plants after finding a “defect” in a boiler spine […]