Dungeness Power Stations

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There are two nuclear power stations located near Dungeness in the south east of Kent, England.

Dungeness A

Dungeness A is a legacy Magnox power station, that was connected to the National Grid in 1965 and has reached the end of its life. It possessed two Nuclear reactors producing 223 MW of electricity each, with a total capacity of 446 MW. The reactors were built by The Nuclear Power Group and its turbines by Parsons.

On December 31, 2006 the A Station ceased power generation. It is anticipated that defuelling will be completed by 2009, the turbine hall demolished in 2010 to be replaced by an intermediate level waste store in 2014. The waste store and reactor building will then be placed on a care and maintenance basis until 2103, with final site clearance and closure by 2111. Decommissioning is estimated to cost £1.2 billion. An alternative proposal has been made to accelerate cleanup for completion by 2030.

Dungeness B

Dungeness B is an Advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) power station. It began operating in 1983 and has two 600 MW reactors, producing an optimal capacity of 1200 MW (though actual output is 1110 MW; it is due to be closed in 2018. Its reactors were built by Atomic Power Constructions and, like the "A" station, its turbines were built by Parsons