| Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Calder Hall nuclear power station, after opening | |
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| Country | England |
| Location | Seascale |
| Coordinates | 54°25′07″N 03°29′29″W / 54.41861°N 3.49139°W |
| Status | In decommissioning |
| Construction began | 1953 |
| Commission date | 1956 |
| Decommission date | 2003 |
| Owner | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| Operator | Sellafield Ltd |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Nuclear |
| Cooling towers | 4 (demolished 2007) |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 x 60 MWe (1956–2003) |
| Make and model | C.A. Parsons & Company UKAEA |
| Nameplate capacity | 240 MWe |
| Capacity factor | 79% |
| Annual net output | 360 GWh |
| External links | |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
grid reference NY034036 | |
Calder Hall Nuclear Power Station is a former Magnox nuclear power station at Sellafield in Cumbria in North West England. Calder Hall was the world's first full-scale commercial nuclear power station to enter operation,[1] and was the sister plant to the Chapelcross plant in Scotland.[2] Both were commissioned and originally operated by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. The primary purpose of both plants was to produce weapons-grade plutonium for the UK's nuclear weapons programme, but they also generated electrical power for the National Grid.
Decommissioning by Sellafield Ltd started in 2005. The site is partially demolished and is expected that only the reactor cores and associated radiation shielding will remain by 2027, when it will enter a period of extended care and maintenance using the "safestore" principle, before final demolition.
- ^ Wydler, John. W. (1981). Oversight of Breeder Reactor Development in the United Kingdom. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 13.
- ^ "Nuclear Power's Crisis of Confidence". New Scientist. Vol. 92, no. 1280. Reed Business Information. 19 November 1981. p. 516. ISSN 0262-4079.