Dungeness B

About Dungeness B

Station Director: John Benn
Reactor type: 2 Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors
Total supply to the national grid: 1120 MW
Coolant: Carbon dioxide gas (CO2)
Start of construction: 1966
Start of generation: 1983
Estimated decommissioning date: 2028
People: Approximately 550 full time EDF Energy employees, plus over 200 full time contract partners
Daily plant status - find out which reactors at our eight nuclear power stations are in service and what they are generating (data updated on weekdays)

Power station - Dungeness B

Dungeness B is a nuclear power station on the south coast of England. It was the first Advanced Gas-cooled reactor to begin construction in the UK.

Latest news and community updates

Maidstone MP Helen Grant visits the EDF Energy stand at the Apprentice Fair

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Dungeness B in the spotlight at MPs’ careers fair

Dungeness B’s Careers team were out in force to meet hundreds of would-be energy workers at one of the largest apprenticeship fairs in the South-East.

Read more about Dungeness B in the spotlight at MPs’ careers fair

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Visit us

Drop into our visitor centre or book a full tour of Dungeness B to see for yourself how we generate nuclear energy.

Our visitor centre has an interactive exhibition where you can find out more about nuclear power generation. We also offer pre-booked tours of the power station and it's all free of charge.

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Community

EDF Energy and Nuclear Decommissioning Authority hold regular joint meetings with local people, media, council and emergency services representatives and local politicians to maintain regular communications about the site. This meeting is independently chaired.

In 2020 site stakeholder meetings will take place on 30 January (AGM), 21 May & 15 October, all in the Dungeness Visitors Centre Lecture Theatre. For more information contact Tracey Finn, Magnox Ltd, on: 01797 343510.