British nuclear industry

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:challenge nuclear waste disposal
public opinion
aging infrastructure
decommissioning costs
investment in new build
gptkbp:contributedTo low-carbon energy
UK electricity supply
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentNuclearPowerStations gptkb:Hartlepool
gptkb:Dungeness_B
gptkb:Heysham_1
gptkb:Heysham_2
gptkb:Torness
gptkb:Sizewell_B
gptkb:Hinkley_Point_B
gptkbp:currentShare ~15% of UK electricity (2020s)
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:nuclear_reactor
nuclear technology
gptkbp:firstNuclearPowerStation gptkb:Calder_Hall
gptkbp:firstNuclearPowerStationYear 1956
gptkbp:hasResearchCenter gptkb:Culham_Centre_for_Fusion_Energy
gptkb:National_Nuclear_Laboratory
University of Manchester Dalton Nuclear Institute
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Windscale_fire
1957
gptkbp:historicalPeakShare ~25% of UK electricity
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British nuclear industry
gptkbp:imported gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:includes gptkb:nuclear_reactor
nuclear research
nuclear power generation
nuclear waste management
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:Sellafield_Ltd
gptkb:Rolls-Royce
gptkb:Nuclear_Decommissioning_Authority
gptkb:British_Nuclear_Fuels_Limited
gptkb:EDF_Energy
gptkb:Magnox_Ltd
Urenco
gptkbp:plannedNuclearPowerStations gptkb:Hinkley_Point_C
gptkb:Sizewell_C
gptkbp:policyBody gptkb:UK_Government
gptkb:Department_for_Energy_Security_and_Net_Zero
gptkbp:populationPeak 1990s
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Scottish_Environment_Protection_Agency
gptkb:Environment_Agency
gptkb:Natural_Resources_Wales
gptkb:Office_for_Nuclear_Regulation
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Magnox_reactor
gptkb:Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor
gptkb:Pressurised_Water_Reactor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ferranti_Argus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6