Torness power station
Torness is a nuclear power station on the east coast of Scotland, 33 miles east of Edinburgh. It is capable of supplying electricity to over 2 million UK homes.
Since 1988 Torness has generated over 290TWh of zero carbon electricity
Enough to power every home in Scotland for 29 years
Avoiding 101m tonnes of CO2 emissions*
Like taking every car off Scotland's roads for more than 20 years
*when compared to direct emissions of combined cycle gas turbines | all figures rounded to the nearest hundred thousand
About Torness
- Station Director: Paul Forrest
- Reactor type: 2 Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors
- Total supply to the national grid: 1190 MW
- Coolant: Carbon dioxide gas (CO2)
- Start of construction: 1980
- Start of generation: 1988
- Estimated end of generation: 2030
- People: Approximately 550 full time EDF employees plus over 180 full time contract partners
- Daily plant status - find out which reactors at our nuclear power stations are in service and what they are generating (data updated on weekdays)
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News from Torness
Visit Torness power station
Opening Hours
We are open Monday to Friday 09:00 – 16:00. For now we can only accommodate large groups on a Monday (maximum size of 20).
Whilst we welcome drop-in visitors please be aware that the Centre will be closed if we are out on a tour.
Frequently asked questions
If you have any questions about the visitor centre, or about taking a tour, please check our FAQs or contact our visitor centre co-ordinator:
Telephone: 01368 873909
Address: Torness power station, Dunbar, East Lothian. EH42 1QS
Email: tornessvisitorcentre@edf-energy.com
Contact Torness
Address:
EDF Torness power station
Torness, Dunbar
East Lothian EH42 1QS
Reception: +44 (0)1368 873000
Media requests:
Fiona McCall / 07813 232 347
Community requests:
Ashleigh Dickson / 01368 873 000
Community
EDF hold regular meetings (Local Liaison Council or LLC) with local people, the media, council and emergency services representatives and local politicians to maintain regular communications about the nuclear site.
Safety and reporting
Our number one priority is safety. Find out about our commitment to Zero Harm.
How we generate our power
As Britain's biggest generator of zero carbon electricity(1) we generate power from wind + nuclear + solar.
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