Hunterston

Plan to run Hunterston’s cracked reactors for another year

By Elsa Rodeck   Posted in Issue 114
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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
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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 …