Plan to run Hunterston’s cracked reactors for another year

Posted on 31st August 20201st September 2020

By Rob Edwards, writing for The Ferret originally published on 27th August 2020 The energy company, EDF, is planning to operate a cracked and ageing nuclear power station at Hunterston in North Ayrshire for another year before closing it down for good. The company is hoping to restart the two 44-year-old reactors at the site …

Hunterston B nuclear reactor to restart

By Elsa Rodeck Posted in Issue 103

Posted on 29th September 20191st October 2019

Here Scottish CND report on the news that one of the nuclear reactors at Hunterston is to be restarted, despite it being shut recently due to safety concerns. Radiation Risks and Nuclear Power in Scotland The Office of Nuclear Regulation have decided to restart Hunterston B nuclear reactor four. There are over 200 cracks in …