Abstract

		Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Plant United Kingdom is located at Somerset, UK. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 51.208523466562, Longitude= -3.1334209442139. This infrastructure is of TYPE Nuclear Power Plant with a design capacity of 1310 MWe. It has 2 unit(s). The first unit was commissioned in 1976 and the last in 1976. It is operated by Energy du France EDF (acquired Bristish Energy in Sept 2008).

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	Status of Plant
	Plant Efficiency and Impact
	Plant Overall Rating	State-of-the-artWorth DuplicatingEnvironmentally Responsible
	Country Assigned Identification Number
	GEO Assigned Identification Number
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Width: px Height: pxSomerset, United Kingdom






	Design Capacity (MWe)
	Firm Capacity (MWe)
	Type of Reactors	Short Description
	Location
	Electric Power Grid Connected To	Name/Operator PPA(years)
	Name of SubStation Connected To
	Source of Water
	Water Withdrawal Rate at Full Power	(cum/hour)
	Type of Fuel
	Source of Fuel
	Refueling Cycle	(Months) Fuel Amount Replaced (tonnes)
	Amount of Spent Fuel in Cooling Tanks
	Disposition of Spent Fuel
	Safeguards
	Capital Cost of Plant	and/or In US Dollars In Year (YYYY)

Unit #	IAEA-ID	Capacity (MWe)	Date Commissioned (yyyy-mm-dd)	Construction Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd)	Decommission Date (yyyy-mm-dd)	Reactor Manufacturer	Reactor Type/Model	Turbine Manufacturer	Turbine Type/Model	Generator Manufacturer	Generator Type/Model	Unit Efficiency (%)
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	Issue 1		Description


	Upgrade 1		Cost		Year		-


	Owner 1		% Share


	Type of Ownership
	Construction/EPC Contractor
	Operating Company
	Regulatory Authority
	Project Financed By

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	Comment 1


	*	cum = cubic meters; MWe = Megawatts electric; MM=million; GWh=GigaWatt hours, Tonne = 2205 pounds