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Hinkley Point B nuclear power station was a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England. It was the first commercial Advanced Gas Cooled reactor to generate power to the National Grid in 1976 and shares its design with sister station Hunterston B nuclear power station. It ceased operations permanentl…
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station was a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel coast of south west England. It was the first commercial Advanced Gas Cooled reactor to generate power to the National Grid in 1976 and shares its design with sister station Hunterston B nuclear power station. It ceased operations permanently on 1 August 2022.
  • Location: Hinkley Point, Somerset, South West England
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Status: Being decommissioned
  • Construction began: September 1, 1967
  • Commission date: Unit B1: October 30, 1976 · Unit B2: February 5, 1976
  • Decommission date: August 1, 2022 (Unit B1 shutdown) · July 6, 2022 (Unit B2 shutdown)
  • Owners: Central Electricity Generating Board · (1976–1989) · Nuclear Electric · (1989–1996) · British Energy · (1996–2009) · EDF Energy · (2009–present)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org