Great Britain: Wylfa nuclear station to generate for two more years

The Wylfa nuclear power station on Anglesey will be able to produce electricity for another two years after it was given permission to move fuel.

The station already had a licence to generate power, but the fuel was in Reactor 2 instead of Reactor 1.
It means the it can continue generating electricity until the fuel runs out or September 2014, whichever comes first.

The station is due to close after that date and plans for Wylfa B are on hold.

Fuel has to be moved within the site as it is no longer manufactured.

This move, based on comprehensive safety assessments, is good for our energy security”

Charles Hendry MP Energy Minister.

 

Last month it was announced the Areva group and China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) group were to bid for the Horizon project, which includes Wylfa B.

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