Heysham NPP ( Heysham nuclear power station ) is a nuclear power plant in the north-west of England ( United Kingdom ).
| NPP Heysham | |
|---|---|
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| A country |  Great Britain |
| Location | Heysham , Lancashire |
| Year of construction | 1970 |
| Commissioning | 1983 |
| Operating organization | EDF Energy |
| Main characteristics | |
| Electric power, MW | 2610 MW; |
| Characteristics of the equipment | |
| Number of units | four |
| Power units under construction | 0 |
| Type of reactors | Agr |
| Operated reactors | four |
| On the map | |
The station is located on the coast of the Morecambe Bay of the Irish Sea near the town of Heysham in Lancashire . The nuclear power plant consists of two separately operated stations Heysham A and Heysham B, two reactors of the AGR type ( advanced gas-cooled reactor ) at each station.
Content
NPP Heysham A
The Heysham A nuclear power plant was constructed by British Nuclear Design & Construction (BNDC), with the participation of the firms English Electric , Babcock International Group and Taylor Woodrow Construction.
Construction began in 1970, the launch of the first reactor took place in 1983, the second in 1984. However, at the beginning of operation, the reactors did not work at full capacity, and the level reached 100% only in 1989. NPP Heyshem A will be operated until 2019, its generating capacity is 1,150 MW.
NPP Heysham V
The construction of the Heysh 2 NPP began in 1979 and was carried out by the consortium National Nuclear Corporation (NNC). The station was launched in 1988. Its generating capacity is 1250 MW. The Heysham B nuclear power plant will be operated at least until 2023.
On October 18, 2010, the British government announced that the Heysham nuclear power plant was one of eight sites that it considered suitable for the construction of future nuclear power plants [1] .
Unit Information
| Power unit | Type of reactors | Power | Start construction | Physical trigger | Network connection | Commissioning | Closing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean | Gross | |||||||
| Heysham A-1 [2] | Agr | 580 MW | 625 MW | 12/01/1970 | 04/06/1983 | 07/09/1983 | 04/01/1989 | - |
| Heysham A-2 [3] | Agr | 575 MW | 625 MW | 12/01/1970 | 06/03/1984 | 10/11/1984 | 04/01/1989 | - |
| Heysham B-1 [4] | Agr | 610 MW | 680 MW | 08/01/1980 | 06.23.1988 | 07.12.1988 | 04/01/1989 | - |
| Heysham V-2 [5] | Agr | 610 MW | 680 MW | 08/01/1980 | 11/01/1988 | 11.11.1988 | 04/01/1989 | - |
Interesting fact
For nearly 30 years, the power plant remains the most powerful nuclear power plants in the UK.