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Advanced gas-cooled plants could now operate until 2026 in ‘critical boost’ for energy security
Hartlepool A has two advanced gas-cooled reactor units that began commercial operation in 1989. Courtesy EDF Energy.
EDF Energy is to keep four nuclear power reactors at the Heysham A and Hartlepool A nuclear power stations operating until 2026, two years longer than previously planned, because of the impact of war in Ukraine and energy price rises.
Both the stations, in the north of England, have been operating since the 1980s. EDF announced in September 2022 it was reviewing the case for a short extension.
The two stations were originally due to end generation in 2014. EDF Energy said it invested significant resources to enable the forecast to move to 2024. This has now been moved by a further two years to March 2026.
Heysham A and Hartlepool A both have two advanced gas-cooled reactor units. According to the Intrnational Atomic Energy Agency they all began full commercial operation in 1989, although the IAEA says they were first connected to the grid in either 1983 or 1984.
Both the stations, in the north of England, have been operating since the 1980s. EDF announced in September 2022 it was reviewing the case for a short extension.
The two stations were originally due to end generation in 2014. EDF Energy said it invested significant resources to enable the forecast to move to 2024. This has now been moved by a further two years to March 2026.
Heysham A and Hartlepool A both have two advanced gas-cooled reactor units. According to the Intrnational Atomic Energy Agency they all began full commercial operation in 1989, although the IAEA says they were first connected to the grid in either 1983 or 1984.
According to International Atomic Energy Agency data, the net capacity of all four units combined in 2,245 MW.
- Source: Nucnet
- Date: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Original article: nucnet.org/news/edf-to-extend-lifetimes-of-four-reactors-at-heysham-and-hartlepool-3-5-2023
Energy giant EDF says it will review the case for a "short extension" for the Hartlepool and Heysham nuclear power plants to generate beyond the current forecast of March 2024.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 29 September 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/EDF-to-examine-extensions-for-Hartlepool-and-Heysh
The Energy Security Strategy's ambitions are for eight new reactors, plus small modular reactors, helping to produce 24 GWe capacity by 2050, representing about 25% of the UK's projected electricity demand.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Friday, 08 April 2022
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/UK-planning-for-rapid-nuclear-expansion