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Nuclear power in United Kingdom

United Kingdom operates 9 nuclear power reactors across 28 sites, with 6.5 GW of gross capacity. A further 2 units are under construction, adding 3.4 GW. 36 units have been retired.

Operating
9
6.5 GW gross
Under construction
2
3.4 GW
Planned
20
incl. 15 announced
Retired
36
27 cancelled

Operating fleet by type: GCR (8), PWR (1). Principal operator: EDF Energy.

Position in the fuel chain

FacilityStageOperatorCapacity / output
Urenco ChemPlants, Capenhurst deconversion Urenco 10,000tU/yr
Urenco Capenhurst enrichment Urenco not disclosed
Springfields fabrication Westinghouse Electric Company 600tHM/yr
Urenco Capenhurst HALEU line haleu Urenco not disclosed
Sellafield (Magnox reprocessing) reprocessing — 1,500tHM/yr
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 2 units, 3,440 MW Sizewell nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 2 units, 3,200 MW Heysham nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 4 units, 2,610 MW Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 3 units, 1,410 MW Torness nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 2 units, 1,364 MW Hartlepool nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 2 units, 1,310 MW Sizewell nuclear power plant — United Kingdom: 1 unit, 1,250 MW
Operating 9Under construction 2Pre-construction 5 circle area ∝ site capacity Nuclear sites in United Kingdom.

All units in United Kingdom

UnitSiteStatusTypeGross MWOnline
Hartlepool nuclear power plant A1 Hartlepool nuclear power plant Operating GCR 655 1989
Hartlepool nuclear power plant A2 Hartlepool nuclear power plant Operating GCR 655 1989
Heysham nuclear power plant A1 Heysham nuclear power plant Operating GCR 625 1989
Heysham nuclear power plant A2 Heysham nuclear power plant Operating GCR 625 1989
Heysham nuclear power plant B1 Heysham nuclear power plant Operating GCR 680 1989
Heysham nuclear power plant B2 Heysham nuclear power plant Operating GCR 680 1989
Sizewell nuclear power plant B Sizewell nuclear power plant Operating PWR 1,250 1995
Torness nuclear power plant 1 Torness nuclear power plant Operating GCR 682 1988
Torness nuclear power plant 2 Torness nuclear power plant Operating GCR 682 1989
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant C1 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,720 2030
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant C2 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Under construction PWR 1,720 2031
Sizewell nuclear power plant C1 Sizewell nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 1,600 —
Sizewell nuclear power plant C2 Sizewell nuclear power plant Pre-construction PHWR 1,600 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 1 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Pre-construction — 470 2035
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 2 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Pre-construction — 470 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 3 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Pre-construction — 470 —
Cumbria nuclear power plant 1 Cumbria nuclear power plant Announced PHWR 470 —
Cumbria nuclear power plant 2 Cumbria nuclear power plant Announced PHWR 470 —
Llynfi nuclear power plant 1 Llynfi nuclear power plant Announced PWR 20 —
Llynfi nuclear power plant 2 Llynfi nuclear power plant Announced PWR 20 —
Llynfi nuclear power plant 3 Llynfi nuclear power plant Announced PWR 20 —
Llynfi nuclear power plant 4 Llynfi nuclear power plant Announced PWR 20 —
North Teeside nuclear power plant 1 North Teeside nuclear power plant Announced — 300 2030
North Teeside nuclear power plant 2 North Teeside nuclear power plant Announced — 300 2030
North Teeside nuclear power plant 3 North Teeside nuclear power plant Announced — 300 2030
North Teeside nuclear power plant 4 North Teeside nuclear power plant Announced — 300 2030
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 4 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Announced — 470 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 5 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Announced — 470 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 6 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Announced — 470 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 7 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Announced — 470 —
Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant 8 Wylfa Rolls Royce SMR nuclear power plant Announced — 470 —
Berkeley nuclear power plant 1 Berkeley nuclear power plant Retired GCR 166 1962
Berkeley nuclear power plant 2 Berkeley nuclear power plant Retired GCR 166 1962
Bradwell B nuclear power plant 1 Bradwell B nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,150 —
Bradwell B nuclear power plant 2 Bradwell B nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,150 —
Bradwell nuclear power plant 1 Bradwell nuclear power plant Retired GCR 146 1962
Bradwell nuclear power plant 2 Bradwell nuclear power plant Retired GCR 146 1962
Calder Hall nuclear power plant 1 Calder Hall nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1956
Calder Hall nuclear power plant 2 Calder Hall nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1957
Calder Hall nuclear power plant 3 Calder Hall nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1958
Calder Hall nuclear power plant 4 Calder Hall nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1959
Chapelcross nuclear power plant 1 Chapelcross nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1959
Chapelcross nuclear power plant 2 Chapelcross nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1959
Chapelcross nuclear power plant 3 Chapelcross nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1959
Chapelcross nuclear power plant 4 Chapelcross nuclear power plant Retired GCR 60 1960
Dounreay nuclear power plant DFR Dounreay nuclear power plant Retired FBR 15 1962
Dounreay nuclear power plant PFR Dounreay nuclear power plant Retired FBR 250 1976
Dungeness nuclear power plant A1 Dungeness nuclear power plant Retired GCR 230 1965
Dungeness nuclear power plant A2 Dungeness nuclear power plant Retired GCR 230 1965
Dungeness nuclear power plant B1 Dungeness nuclear power plant Retired GCR 615 1985
Dungeness nuclear power plant B2 Dungeness nuclear power plant Retired GCR 615 1989
Dungeness nuclear power plant C Dungeness nuclear power plant Cancelled — 1,650 —
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant A1 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Retired GCR 267 1965
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant A2 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Retired GCR 267 1965
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant B1 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Retired GCR 655 1978
Hinkley Point nuclear power plant B2 Hinkley Point nuclear power plant Retired GCR 655 1976
Hunterston nuclear power plant A1 Hunterston nuclear power plant Retired GCR 173 1964
Hunterston nuclear power plant A2 Hunterston nuclear power plant Retired GCR 173 1964
Hunterston nuclear power plant B1 Hunterston nuclear power plant Retired GCR 644 1976
Hunterston nuclear power plant B2 Hunterston nuclear power plant Retired GCR 644 1977
Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant 1 Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant Shelved (inferred) PWR 1,600 —
Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant 2 Moorside Clean Energy Hub nuclear power plant Shelved (inferred) PWR 1,600 —
Moorside nuclear power plant 1 Moorside nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,135 —
Moorside nuclear power plant 2 Moorside nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,135 —
Moorside nuclear power plant 3 Moorside nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,135 —
Oldbury nuclear power plant A1 Oldbury nuclear power plant Retired GCR 230 1967
Oldbury nuclear power plant A2 Oldbury nuclear power plant Retired GCR 230 1968
Oldbury nuclear power plant B1 Oldbury nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,100 —
Oldbury nuclear power plant B2 Oldbury nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,100 —
Oldbury nuclear power plant B3 Oldbury nuclear power plant Cancelled PWR 1,100 —
Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plant 1 Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plant Cancelled PHWR 740 —
Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plant 2 Sellafield (Candu) nuclear power plant Cancelled PHWR 740 —
Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant 1 Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant Cancelled FBR 311 —
Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant 2 Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant Cancelled FBR 311 —
Sizewell nuclear power plant A1 Sizewell nuclear power plant Retired GCR 245 1966
Sizewell nuclear power plant A2 Sizewell nuclear power plant Retired GCR 245 1966
Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant 1 Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant Retired GCR 235 1965
Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant 2 Trawsfynydd nuclear power plant Retired GCR 235 1965
Windscale AGR nuclear power plant Windscale AGR nuclear power plant Retired GCR 36 1963
Winfrith SGHWR nuclear power plant Winfrith SGHWR nuclear power plant Retired PHWR 100 1968
Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant 1 Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 1,380 —
Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant 2 Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant Cancelled BWR 1,380 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 1 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 10 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 11 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 12 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 2 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 3 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 4 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 5 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 6 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 7 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 8 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant 9 Wylfa NuScale SMR nuclear power plant Cancelled (inferred) — 77 —
Wylfa nuclear power plant 1 Wylfa nuclear power plant Retired GCR 530 1971
Wylfa nuclear power plant 2 Wylfa nuclear power plant Retired GCR 540 1972

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