13 Oct (NucNet): The UK’s twin-unit Wylfa nuclear power plant is to continue generating electricity beyond its scheduled closure date of December 2010 for up to two additional years.
Wylfa, on the island of Anglesey in north Wales, will continue producing electricity for a further period – likely to be around two years – following a period of review with the site’s regulators.
The site is operated by Magnox North and owned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. Additional revenue from the plant, expected to be in excess of 100 million pounds (158 million US dollars, 113 million euro), will be used to help fund the NDA’s decommissioning of the UK’s nuclear legacy.
Sara Johnston, the NDA’s programme director for Magnox, said Wylfa's continued generation will deliver significant extra revenue. “The income generated over the extension period will support our clean-up mission,” she said.
The Wylfa site is part of the Magnox North Limited Site Licence Company, which is owned by EnergySolutions, the US-based nuclear services company.
Wylfa-1 began commercial operation in 1971 and Wylfa-2 in 1972. Both are Magnox-type reactors.
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