Hinkley Point A
Site profile
Hinkley Point A, located on a 19.4 hectare site on the Somerset coast, five miles west of the River Parrett estuary, is a twin reactor station currently being decommissioned. During its 35 years of operation, Hinkley Point A generated more than 103 TWh of electricity, finally ceasing electricity generation in 2000.
At a glance
Location: Somerset
Nearby towns/cities: Bridgwater (13 km)
Site area: 26 hectares
Current Workforce: 488
Latest site news
Thursday 01 July 2010
Hinkley decontaminates final skip
Hinkley Point A has achieved a major milestone in its decommissioning programme by decontaminating the last of its huge inventory of nearly 1,800 skips – the largest inventory across the Magnox estate. More...
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