Proposed nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom

Proposed nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom include: [1]

NameLocationProposed
output
Proposed
builder
Proposed
reactor type
LinkNotes
Bradwell BEssex2.3 GWCGN and EDFHualong One
Hinkley Point CSomerset3.2 GWEDFEPR
MoorsideCumbria3.0 GWNuGenerationAPR1400
OldburyGloucestershire2.7 GWHorizon Nuclear PowerABWR
Sizewell CSuffolk3.2 GWEDF and CGNEPR
Wylfa NewyddAnglesey3.0 GWHorizon Nuclear PowerABWR
Total17.4 GW

Two other sites, Heysham and Hartlepool, were identified as possible locations in 2010 but these appear to have been dropped. [2]

References

  1. Vaughan, Adam. "UK takes £5bn stake in Welsh nuclear power station in policy U-turn". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Nuclear power: Eight sites identified for future plants". BBC. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

See also

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