UK / Regulator Issues Consent For Start Of Decommissioning At Hunterston B Nuclear Station

Two AGR reactor units retired from service in 2021 and 2022

Regulator Issues Consent For Start Of Decommissioning At Hunterston B Nuclear Station
Hunterston B in Scotland has two advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGRs) that were commissioned in the 1970s and shut down in 2021 and 2022. Image courtesy EDF.

The UK Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has granted a permit to EDF Energy to stat decommissioning the two-unit Hunterston B nuclear power station in Scotland.

The 495-MW Hunterston B-1 was shut down in November 2021 while twin Hunterston B-1 followed in January 2022.

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