Hinkley Point B to be retired earlier than plannedNuclear NewsPower & OperationsNovember 30, 2020, 9:30AM|Nuclear News StaffHinkley Point B, in Somerset, England. Photo: EDF EnergyEDF Energy has made a “proactive decision” to move Britain’s Hinkley Point B power station into its defueling phase no later than July 15, 2022—some eight months earlier than previously scheduled—the company announced on November 19.The two-unit plant, located in Somerset, England, began generating electricity in 1976 and has since produced more than 300 TWh of power, enough to meet the electricity requirements of every home in the United Kingdom for three years, according to EDF.ExpandTags:edf energyeprhinkley pointoffice for nuclear regulationsizewellShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Restart of Wales nuclear project could be on horizonNuclear NewsPower & OperationsAugust 20, 2020, 6:57AM|Nuclear News StaffHorizon Nuclear Power is in talks with the U.K. government to revitalize plans to build the Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in northwestern Wales, the Financial Times reported last week. ExpandTags:abwrhawthornehitachihorizonoffice for nuclear regulationwylfa newyddShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
ONR: Improvement needed at Heysham 1Nuclear NewsPower & OperationsJune 16, 2020, 11:06AM|Nuclear News StaffThe United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) issued an improvement notice to EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Ltd. earlier this month for a problem involving the pressure systems safety regulations (PSSR) at the two-unit Heysham 1 nuclear power station. The notice was served following an inspection of the Unit 1 pressure vessel at the Lancashire site.ExpandTags:edf energyheyshamoffice for nuclear regulationShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook