Heysham nuclear pouer station
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| Heysham nuclear power station | |
|---|---|
 Heysham 1 & 2 | |
| Kintra | England |
| Location | Heysham, Lancashire |
| Coordinates | 54°1′44″N 2°54′58″W / 54.02889°N 2.91611°WCoordinates: 54°1′44″N 2°54′58″W / 54.02889°N 2.91611°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1989 |
| Operator(s) | EDF Energy |
| Pouer generation | |
| Nameplate capacity | (1150 1250) MW |
| grid reference SD4000459632 | |
Heysham Nuclear Pouer Station is a nuclear pouer station locatit in Heysham, Lancashire, Ingland, operated bi EDF Energy. The site is dividit intae twa separately-managed stations, Heysham 1 an Heysham 2, baith wi twa reactors o the Advanced Gas-cuiled Reactor (AGR) type.
On 18 October 2010, the Breetish govrenment annoonced that Heysham wis ane o the aicht sites it considered suitable for future nuclear pouer stations [1] but it wis nae on the final leet o sax.
On 1 August 2016, Heysham 2's Unit 8 broke the warld record for langest conteenous operation o a nuclear generator wioot a shutdown. This record-breaking run exceeds the previous record o 894 days set bi Pickering Nuclear Generating Station's Unit 7 (Lake Ontario, Canadae) in 1994.[2] The reactor haes generated 13.5 TWh o electricity sae far durin this conteenous operation, takin its lifetime generation tae 115.46 TWh.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-11564152
- ↑ British reactor takes record for longest conteenous operation[deid airtin], World Nuclear News, August 2, 2016.