Trawsfynydd nuclear power station
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station | |
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Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Location | Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd |
Coordinates | 52°55′30″N 3°56′54″W / 52.9249°N 3.9484°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 |
External links | |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Trawsfynydd nuclear power station is a disused Magnox power station situated on the north shore of Llyn 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
- ^ a b c 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