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UK / Retirements Contribute To 9% Fall In Nuclear Output, Analysis Shows

By David Dalton
10 January 2022

Country planning shift to new reactors, including SMRs, to replace ageing fleet
Retirements Contribute To 9% Fall In Nuclear Output, Analysis Shows
Two plants at the Hunterston B nuclear station in Scotland were permanently shut down recently. Courtesy EDF.
The UK’s nuclear output has fallen to its lowest level since 1982 with a 9% drop in 2021, due to retirements and outages at the country’s ageing reactors, analysis by Carbon Brief shows.

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