Hinkley Point B nuclear power station

Hinkley Point B nuclear power station
Hinkley Point B seen from the beach
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CountryUnited Kingdom
LocationHinkley Point, Somerset, South West England
Coordinates51°12′32″N 3°07′39″W / 51.2090°N 3.1275°W / 51.2090; -3.1275
StatusBeing decommissioned
Construction beganSeptember 1, 1967 (1967-09-01)[1][2]
Commission date
  • Unit B1: October 30, 1976 (1976-10-30)[1]
  • Unit B2: February 5, 1976 (1976-02-05)[2]
Decommission date
  • August 1, 2022 (2022-08-01) (Unit B1 shutdown)[1]
  • July 6, 2022 (2022-07-06) (Unit B2 shutdown)[2]
OwnersCentral Electricity Generating Board
(1976–1989)
Nuclear Electric
(1989–1996)
British Energy
(1996–2009)
EDF Energy
(2009–present)
OperatorEDF Energy
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeGCR - AGR[1][2]
Reactor supplierGeneral Electric Company, Whessoe, and Strachan & Henshaw (Graphite supplied by Anglo Great Lakes Corporation Ltd)
Cooling sourceBridgwater Bay
Thermal capacity2 x 1494 MWt[1][2]
Total electricity generated295.85 TWh (1,065.1 PJ)[1][2]
Power generation
Make and modelAGR[1][2]
Units decommissioned
  • 1 x 480 MWe + 1 x 485 MWe (Reference)
  • 2 x 625 MWe (Design)
  • 2 x 655 MWe (Gross)[1][2]
Nameplate capacity1250 MWe[1][2]
Capacity factor
  • Unit B1: 76.4% (lifetime)[1]
  • Unit B2: 73.2% (lifetime)[2]
Annual net output4802.18 GWh (2021)[1][2]
External links
WebsiteHinkley B nuclear powr station | EDF
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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.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "HINKLEY POINT B-1". Public Reactor Information System. IAEA. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "HINKLEY POINT B-2". Public Reactor Information System. IAEA. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Hinkley B: UK's most productive nuclear power plant closes". BBC News. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.