Hartlepool nuclear power station

Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station
Hartlepool nuclear power station
Viewed from the north in July 2022
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CountryEngland, United Kingdom
LocationHartlepool, County Durham
Coordinates54°38′6″N 1°10′51″W / 54.63500°N 1.18083°W / 54.63500; -1.18083
StatusOperational
Construction began
  • Unit 1: 1 October 1968 (1968-10-01)
  • Unit 2: 1 October 1968 (1968-10-01)
Commission date
  • Unit 1: 1 August 1983 (1983-08-01)
  • Unit 2: 31 October 1984 (1984-10-31)
Decommission dateExpected to begin March 2026
OwnersCentral Electricity Generating Board
(1983–1990)
Nuclear Electric
(1990–1996)
British Energy
(1996–2009)
EDF Energy
(2009–present)
OperatorEDF Energy
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeGCR – AGR
Reactor supplierNational Nuclear Corporation
Cooling sourceCarbon Dioxide
Thermal capacity2 x 1500 MWth
Power generation
Units operational
Make and modelGeneral Electric Company
Nameplate capacity1,185 MWe[1][2]
Capacity factor
  • Lifetime: (Up to 2021)
  • Unit 1: 68.4%[1]
  • Unit 2: 70.0%[2]
Annual net output5,710.75 GWh (20,558.7 TJ) (2021)[1][2]
External links
WebsiteHartlepool nuclear power station and visitor centre | EDF
CommonsRelated media on Commons
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Hartlepool nuclear power station is a nuclear power station situated on the northern bank of the mouth of the River Tees, 2.5 mi (4 kilometres) south of Hartlepool in County Durham, North East England. The station has a net electrical output of 1,185 megawatts, which is 2% of Great Britain's peak electricity demand of 60 GW.[3] Electricity is produced through the use of two advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR). Hartlepool was only the third nuclear power station in the United Kingdom to use AGR technology. It was also the first nuclear power station to be built close to a major urban area.

Originally planned in 1967, with construction starting in 1969, the station started generating electricity in 1983, and was completed in 1985, initially being operated by the Central Electricity Generating Board. With privatisation of the UK's electric supply industry in 1990, the station has been owned by Nuclear Electric and British Energy, but is now owned and operated by EDF Energy.

The power station will cease power generation in March 2026, prior to defueling and decommissioning.

  1. ^ a b c d "HARTLEPOOL A-1". Power Reactor Information System. IAEA. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "HARTLEPOOL A-2". Power Reactor Information System. IAEA. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station". BBC News. 13 July 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2010.