Hinkley Point B nuclear power station

Hinkley Point B nuclear power station
Hinkley Point B seen from the beach
Country	United Kingdom
Location	Hinkley Point, Somerset, South West England
Coordinates	51°12′32″N 3°07′39″W / 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	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]
Owners	Central Electricity Generating Board (1976–1989) Nuclear Electric (1989–1996) British Energy (1996–2009) EDF Energy (2009–present)
Operator	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	1 x 480 MWe + 1 x 485 MWe (Reference) 2 x 625 MWe (Design) 2 x 655 MWe (Gross)[1][2]
Nameplate capacity	1250 MWe[1][2]
Capacity factor	Unit B1: 76.4% (lifetime)[1] Unit B2: 73.2% (lifetime)[2]
Annual net output	4802.18 GWh (2021)[1][2]
External links
Website	Hinkley B nuclear powr station | EDF
Commons	Related media on Commons
[edit on Wikidata] grid reference ST211460

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]