The defuelling of the first reactor at Hunterston B nuclear power station has been completed as part of the process of decommissioning a generation of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs). AGRs were the second generation of nuclear reactors to be built in the UK – the first being Magnox reactors. They use carbon dioxide as coolant and have been the backbone of the UK’s nuclear power fleet since the 1980s. Seven AGR stations comprised of fourteen reactors (two at each station) … read more »
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