Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station(HPC) is a project to construct a 3,200 MWe nuclear power station with two EPR reactors in Somerset, England. The site is one of eight announced by the British government in 2010, and in November 2012 a nuclear site licence was granted.
Nuclear power in the United Kingdom generates around 19% of the country's electricity as of 2020, projected to rise to a third by 2035. The UK has 15 operational nuclear reactors at seven locations (14 advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) and one pressurised water reactor (PWR)), as well as nuclear reprocessing plants at Sellafield and the Tails Management Facility (TMF) operated by Urenco in Capenhurst...
EDF Energy is still planning to build four new reactors at two sites, with public consultation completed and initial groundwork beginning on the first two reactors, sited at Hinkley Point in Somerset. Horizon Nuclear Power have plans for 4 to 6 new reactors at their sites, Wylfa and Oldbury. Three reactors were also proposed at the Moorside Nuclear Project. An agreement has also been made which allows for Chinese-designed reactors to be built on the site of the Bradwell B nuclear power station.EDF Energy owns and manages the seven currently operating reactor sites, with a combined capacity of about 9 GW. Six new plants are proposed to be built in the next few decades. All nuclear installations in the UK are overseen by the Office for Nuclear Regulation...
