EDF Extends Operations At Four More UK Nuclear Reactors
All nine commercial nuclear plants in country have now received lifetime extensions
AGR
UK Regulator Places Hartlepool Nuclear Station Under Extra Scrutiny
Improvements needed at EDF operated facility, say ONR
Graphite Inspections Suggest UK’s Ageing AGRs ‘Could Operate For Longer’
Cracking seen as main ‘life limiting factor’ in early generation nuclear plants
UK / Regulator Issues Consent For Start Of Decommissioning At Hunterston B Nuclear Station
Two AGR reactor units retired from service in 2021 and 2022
UK / First Hinkley Point B Reactor Successfully Defueled As Decommissioning Gathers Pace
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to take over licences after fuel removal
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