About Hunterston B
Hunterston B is a nuclear power station on the west coast of Scotland. It is capable of supplying electricity to approximately 1.7 million UK homes.
- Station Director: Colin Weir
- Total supply to the national grid: 965MW
- Reactor type: 2 Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors
- Coolant: Carbon dioxide gas (CO2)
- Start of construction: 1968
- Start of generation: 1976
- Estimated decommissioning date: 2023
- People: Approximately 520 full time EDF Energy employees plus over 250 full time contract partners
Daily status
Reactor 3
Turbine Generator 7
Shutdown category
Expected return to service
Status
Next statutory outage
Reactor 4
Turbine Generator 8
Shutdown category
Expected return to service
Status
Next statutory outage
Notes
Nominal full load refers to the nominal maximum generation in megawatts from a reactor. The output from a reactor can fluctuate even when at full load for many reasons (e.g. plant conditions, sea water temperatures, operating limits/constraints etc). Where the output of a reactor is reduced by approximately 10% or more of its maximum, the reason for this will be shown. Generation figures are net of any imports into the station and may be negative when a unit is not generating.
Return to service dates are provided to the same accuracy as provided to National Grid under the requirements of the Grid Code and refer to the first full day of operation. Where a return to service date falls within approximately two weeks of the date of this report, the exact date will be shown. Where a return to service date is expected to fall more than two weeks into the future, the week commencing in which a reactor is due to return to service will be indicated (shown as “w/c”).
Additional information on the availability of our nuclear power stations can be found on our REMIT page.
Community
EDF Energy and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority hold regular joint meetings (Site Stakeholder Group or SSG) with local people, the media, council and emergency services representatives and local politicians to maintain regular communications about the nuclear site. This meeting is independently chaired.
The next SSG is 6 September 2018 at The Waterside Hotel, Ardrossan Road, West Kilbride. Lunch is at 1pm, followed by the meeting at 1.30pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend; these meetings will be advertised in the local press.
Read our latest community report (PDF)
Read a letter sent to the Site Stakeholder Group on 12 March 2018 (PDF)
Visit us
Drop into our visitor centre or book a station tour to see for yourself how we generate electricity in a nuclear power station.
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.
Contact us
- Address:
EDF Energy
Hunterston B power station
West Kilbride
Ayrshire
KA23 9QX
- Reception: +44 (0)1294 826000,
- Media requests: Fiona McCall, +44 (0)1355 846281
- Community requests: Nikki Thomson, +44 (0)1294 826157
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