Berkeley
Site profile
Berkeley Site in Gloucestershire, is the first commercial nuclear power station in the UK to be decommissioned. Its location on the eastern bank of the UK’s River Severn Estuary was chosen because of its easy access to unlimited supplies of cooling water. It came into service in 1962 and after 27 years of successful operation - generating enough electricity on a typical day to serve an urban area the size of Bristol - the twin reactor station closed in 1989.The station is now proceeding through a measured and calculated programme of work to decommission the site and Magnox South Ltd is working on behalf of the NDA to manage and progress the work plan on site safely, efficiently and with due care for the environment.
At a glance
Location: Gloucestershire
Nearby towns/cities: Berkeley, Gloucester
Site area: 27 hectares
Approximate number of current employees: 209
Latest site news
Thursday 21 May 2009
Retired trade union members visit site
Retired members of the Prospect trade union paid Berkeley Site a visit this week. Retired members have their own organisation for ensuring their views and concerns are represented within Prospect. The group were given a comprehensive tour of the site. Many of the Berkeley staff are members of Prospect which represents some 14,000 engineers, managers and specialists across a range of businesses in the energy/decommissioning sector. More...Next site stakeholder event
Wednesday 08 July 2009
Berkeley SSG
The next meeting of the Berkeley Site Stakeholder Group. Meetings are open to members of the public. For further details, visit http://www.sitestakeholdergroups.org.uk/berkeley/ or contact the SSG secretariat.
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