Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hunterston_B_Nuclear_Power_Station_(UK)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:capacity 965 MW
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:connectedToNationalGrid 1976
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1968
gptkbp:coolingSource sea water
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioned 2022
gptkbp:fuelType uranium dioxide
gptkbp:gridConnection 1976
gptkbp:gridDisconnected 2022
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hunterston B Nuclear Power Station (UK)
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Firth_of_Clyde
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:notableEvent cracks found in reactor core graphite blocks
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:EDF_Energy
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:EDF_Energy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Hunterston_A_Nuclear_Power_Station
gptkbp:purpose electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorModel AGR Mark 2
gptkbp:reactorSupplier gptkb:The_Nuclear_Power_Group
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:Advanced_Gas-cooled_Reactor_(AGR)
gptkbp:regulates Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:website 15 hectares
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MOX_fuel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6