When Hinkley Point B. opened in 1976, its two advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGRs) were state of the art. But over nearly half a century of generation, cracks developed in their graphite cores, creating potential safety concerns, and they were shut down for good last year. Yet inside the cavernous main hall, little seems to have changed. Freshly painted machinery gleams under bright lights, as teams of workers in blue boiler suits scurry around above the reactors themselves. The main activity … read more »
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