Hunterston

Hunterston nuclear power station

Posted Mon, 27/09/2010 - 9:36pm by admin

Hunterston A nuclear power station was a Magnox power station located at Hunterston in Ayrshire, Scotland, adjacent to Hunterston B and is currently being decommissioned.

Hunterston A closed in 1990, with Reactor 2 shutting down on 31 December 1989 and Reactor 1 on 31 March 1990.

Hunterston B consists of two AGR reactors of 1215MW in total. In 2007 the reactors were restricted to operating at a reduced level of around 70% of full output (around 850 MWe net). Subsequent work during maintenance shutdowns have resulted in Reactor 3 operating at around 75% (460Mwe net) in early 2011, and Reactor 4 at around 71% (430 MWe net). In total this equates to around 980MWe gross.

The graphite moderator core in each of the twin advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) at Hunterston B has recently developed structural problems in the form of cracking of the bricks.

Hunterston B is currently scheduled to be decommissioned in 2016.

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New energy secretary’s appointment underlines unhealthy relationship between government and nuclear sector

Posted Tue, 07/02/2012 - 5:13pm by admin

Anti-nuclear campaigners have slammed the decision to appoint Ed Davey as the new Energy and Climate Change Secretary as further evidence of the unhealthily close relationship between the government and the nuclear energy sector.

Campaign group, Kick Nuclear, has learned that Davey’s brother, Henry, is a partner at Herbert Smith, a law firm that has a long-standing relationship with the nuclear giant EDF Energy. Herbert Smith’s website declares that it is, ‘proud to be at the vanguard of next generation nuclear in the UK’.

Legal challenge of government justification for new nuclear / video

Posted Sun, 01/05/2011 - 11:46pm by admin

Rory Walker of the Heysham Anti Nuclear Alliance talks about the legal challenge to the government's justification for new nuclear.

No New Nuclear - Planning to Win: This Weekend!

Posted Mon, 16/11/2009 - 1:00am by admin

For grassroots campaigners to network, share ideas and info, and make plans to win.

By developing skills and confidence in creating and implementing campaign and action plans, we can identify when and where our interventions can be most successful.

Event Date and Time: 
Sat, 21/11/2009 - 11:00am - Sun, 22/11/2009 - 5:00pm

Friends of the Earth Scotland: Nuclear Power campaign briefing

Posted Mon, 01/01/2001 - 1:00am by admin

The nuclear industry is trying to promote itself as the answer to climate change. Yet, at the recent Climate Conference in the Hague, even the United States had given up supporting nuclear power. If Scotland were to build another nuclear station the costs would mean we would not invest in renewables, we would lose our world lead in wave power technology and we would leave even more nuclear waste for future generations to deal with.