Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
| Trawsfynydd nuclear power station | |
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  Location of Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Wales | |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Location | Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd |
| Coordinates | 52°55′29.51″N 3°56′54.38″W / 52.9248639°N 3.9484389°WCoordinates: 52°55′29.51″N 3°56′54.38″W / 52.9248639°N 3.9484389°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Construction began | 1959 |
| Commission date | 1965 |
| Decommission date | 1991 |
| Construction cost | £103 million |
| Owner(s) | Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| Operator(s) | Magnox Ltd |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | Magnox |
| Reactor supplier | Atomic Power Constructions |
| Power generation | |
| Units decommissioned | 2 x 235 MW |
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is a disused Magnox power station situated at Trawsfynydd in Gwynedd, Wales.
History
The power station was designed by Basil Spence. The construction, which was undertaken by a consortium involving Crompton Parkinson, International Combustion, Fairey Engineering and Richardsons Westgarth, and known as the Atomic Power Constructions (APC),[1] began in July 1959, and both of the reactors were in operation by March 1965, with the station opening fully in October 1968, at a cost of £103 million.[2] It had two Magnox reactors producing 470 megawatts (MW) in total.[2] The reactors were supplied by APC and the turbines by Richardsons Westgarth.[2] The civil engineering work was undertaken by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts[3] and Trollope & Colls.[4] The architectural consultant for the buildings was Sir Basil Spence and the landscape architect was Sylvia Crowe.[5]
Both have been shut down since 1991; the site is in the process of being decommissioned by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
See also
- Energy policy of the United Kingdom
- Nuclear power in the United Kingdom
- Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
References
- ↑ The UK Magnox and AGR Power Station Projects
- 1 2 3 Nuclear Power Plants in the UK - Scotland and Wales
- ↑ An historical survey of Cubitts, from the Company's inception in 1810 to the present day Page 25, Cubitts, 1975
- ↑ Trollope & Colls at the National Archives
- ↑ Site record for Trawsfynydd on RCAHMS index for Sir Basil Spence archive
External links
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority site (Trawsfynydd page)
- Trawsfynydd , Nuclear Engineering International wall chart, January 1961
- Some photos of Trawsfynydd power station
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