Hinkley B: UK's most productive nuclear power plant to close

The first nuclear reactor opened at Hinkley Point in 1965. Since then, apart from occasional pauses for inspection and maintenance, nuclear electricity has been generated on the west Somerset coast every year.

Long debates over how to pay for it, and whether the country wanted it at all, meant construction did not begin until 2016. The Covid pandemic slowed construction, and the company now hopes to turn the turbines on in 2027, leaving at least a five year gap.Local campaigners want to stop the construction of a new nuclear station at Hinkley PointFor decades, a local group has campaigned against nuclear power in the area.

He said: "It was quite nice because Dad was already here in the control room, Mum was working as a guide. I've got cousins on the A site, and an uncle on the B site, so it's a real family affair." Then the site in Somerset will be handed over to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority who manage the long process of cleaning up a nuclear site.

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