This is a list of nuclear power plants of Europe and CIS.

Armenia

• Metsamor
  • Armenia-1 440 MW VVER operational 1976-1989, shut down after Spitak earthquake
  • Armenia-2 440 MW VVER connected to grid 1980

A city in the Armavir region of Armenia, and home of the nuclear power plants. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... The Spitak Earthquake was a tremor, measuring 6. ...

Austria

• Zwentendorf was completed in 1978 but after a public vote it was never filled with nuclear fuel and never started-up

Zwentendorf an der Donau is a small market municipality in Lower Austria, with 3,280 inhabitants, in the Tullnerfeld on the southern bank of the Danube. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...

Belgium

• Mol (BR-3) - PWR reactor (shut down)
• Doel - 2 PWR reactors 412 MWe each; 1 PWR reactor 1,056 MWe; 1 PWR reactor 1,041 MWe
• Tihange - 1 PWR reactor 870 MWe; 2 PWR reactors 930 MWe each

Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Antwerp Arrondissement Turnhout Coordinates Area 114. ... Pressurized water reactors (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure as coolant and neutron moderator. ... Doel: Power plant and 17th century windmill on the Scheldedijk Doel is a subdivision of the municipality of Beveren in the Flemish province of East Flanders. ... Huy (Walloon: Hu; French: Huy, Dutch: Hoei) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ...

Bulgaria

The Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Bulgaria situated 200 km north of Sofia and 5 km east of Kozloduy, a town on the Danube river, near the border with Romania. ... Kozloduy (Bulgarian: ) is a town of 13,871 inhabitants in northwestern Bulgaria, located in Vratsa Province, on the river Danube. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... The Belene Nuclear Power Plant (Bulgarian: ) is a nuclear power plant currently in construction 3 km from Belene and 11 km from Svishtov in Pleven Province, northern Bulgaria, near the Danube River. ... Belene (Bulgarian Белене) is a town in Northern Bulgaria. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ...

Czech Republic

Dukovany nuclear plant Dukovany (German: ) is a village in Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Temelín nuclear plant in winter Temelín is a village in South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ...

Finland

Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Loviisa City manager Olavi Kaleva Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 437th 44. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... The Olkiluoto island with two existing and one planned nuclear power plant Olkiluoto is an island located in western Finland in the municipality of Eurajoki. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... The European Pressurized Reactor (EPR or US-EPR for the United States specific design) is a third generation nuclear fission pressurized water reactor (PWR) design. ...

France

• Operating
  • Belleville - 2 reactors 1310 MWe each
  • Bugey - 4 reactors
  • Cattenom - 4 reactors 1300 MWe each, near the Luxembourg and German borders
  • Chinon - 4 reactors
  • Chooz-B - 2 reactors 1455 MWe each
  • Civaux - 2 reactors 1455 MWe each
  • Cruas - 4 reactors
  • Dampierre - 4 reactors 890 MWe each
  • Fessenheim - 2 reactors 880 MWe each - oldest PWR reactors in France still in commercial operation
  • Flamanville - 2 reactors 1330 MWe each
  • Golfech - 2 reactors
  • Gravelines - 6 reactors 910 MWe each
  • Le Blayais - 4 reactors
  • Nogent-sur-Seine - 2 reactors 1300 MW each
  • Paluel - 4 reactors 1330 MWe each
  • Penly - 2 reactors
  • Phénix - 1 reactor 233 MWe
  • Saint Alban - 2 reactors
  • Saint Laurent des Eaux - 2 reactors
  • Tricastin - 4 reactors

total 59 operating reactors The Bugey (French: le Bugey) is a historical region in the département of Ain, France. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Illustration of Chinon, circa 1892 For other uses, see Chinon (disambiguation). ... Cruas is a small village by the Rhone River in the Ardèche département of France. ... There are communes that have the name Dampierre in France: Dampierre, in the Aube département Dampierre, in the Calvados département Dampierre, in the Jura département Dampierre, in the Haute-Marne département See also: Dompierre This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Flamanville is a commune in Manche, France. ... Template:Ébauche commune française Golfech is a city in the region Midi-Pyrénées in France. ... Canal of Gravelines, Georges Seurat, 1890. ... Nogent-sur-Seine is a commune of the Aube département, in France. ... Phénix is a small-scale (233 MWe) prototype fast breeder reactor in France, located in the Marcoule nuclear site. ... History The Tricastin is an area around Saint Paul Trois Chateaux in Provence, France. ...

• In construction
  • Flamanville - 1 reactor 1630 MWe

EDF is building the first EPR reactor there. Flamanville is a commune in Manche, France. ... Électricité de France (EDF) is the main electricity generation and distribution company in France. ... The European Pressurized Reactor (EPR or US-EPR for the United States specific design) is a third generation nuclear fission pressurized water reactor (PWR) design. ...

• No longer operating
  • Bugey - 1 reactor
  • Chinon - 3 reactors
  • Chooz-A - 1 reactor - 310 MWe - first PWR reactor in Europe (1967), managed by SENA (Société d'énergie nucléaire franco-belge des Ardennes).
  • Marcoule - 3 reactors
  • Monts d'Arrée - 1 reactor - 70 MWe - EL-49, heavy water reactor, only one of its kind in France, in Brennilis, Brittany
  • Saint Laurent des Eaux - 2 reactors
  • Superphénix, Creys-Malville - 1 reactor
• Cancelled
  • Le Carnet
  • Plogoff
  • Thermos, a 50-100 MW reactor for the urban heating of Grenoble

The Bugey (French: le Bugey) is a historical region in the département of Ain, France. ... Illustration of Chinon, circa 1892 For other uses, see Chinon (disambiguation). ... Marcoule is located in the Chusclan and Codolet French communes, near Bagnols-sur-Cèze in the Gard department, which is in the touristic, wine and agricultural Côtes-du-Rhône region. ... Heavy water is dideuterium oxide, or D2O or 2H2O. It is chemically the same as normal water, H2O, but the hydrogen atoms are of the heavy isotope deuterium, in which the nucleus contains a neutron in addition to the proton found in the nucleus of any hydrogen atom. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Superphoenix (French: Superphénix or SPX) is a nuclear power station on the Rhône River at Creys-Malville in France, close to the border with Switzerland. ... Plogoff (Plougoñ in Breton) is a commune in the French département of Finistère, Brittany. ... Grenoble (Arpitan: Grasanòbol) is a city and commune in south-east France, situated at the foot of the Alps, at the confluence of the Drac into the Isère River. ...

Germany

Kahl am Main is a town in Bavaria in Germany, and is located at the border to Hesse and the river Main. ... (This page is mostly a translation of the article in the German language Wikipedia. ... Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. ... Disambiguation Page Global Depositary Receipt East Germany ... German reunification (German: ) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in English commonly called West Germany). The start of this reunification process is commonly referred to... Gundremmingen is a town in the district of Günzburg in Bavaria in Germany. ... Obrigheim is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Lingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... View of the old hanse-harbor of Stade in 1987. ... Niederaichbach is a town in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany. ... Greifswald (from German Greif, griffin, and Wald, forest) is a town in northeastern Germany. ... German reunification (German: ) took place on October 3, 1990, when the areas of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR, in English commonly called East Germany) were incorporated into the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG, in English commonly called West Germany). The start of this reunification process is commonly referred to... The nuclear power station Biblis is in the South Hessian municipality of Biblis and consists of two blocks: Block A with an electrical gross achievement of 1200 megawatts and block B with an electrical gross output of 1300 megawatts. ... Biblis is a municipality in south Hessen with 9,250 inhabitants, on the circle mountain route (Bergstraße). The town is located 13 miles north of Mannheim and 31 miles south of Frankfurt. ... Neckarwestheim is a municipality with 3524 inhabitants in the district Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany. ... Elbe estuary Brunsbüttel is a city in northern Germany that lies on the mouth of the Elbe river, near the North Sea. ... The Isar is the third largest river in Bavaria, Germany. ... Weser watershed Orthographic projection centred over Bremen The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ... Philippsburg is a small town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg. ... Grafenrheinfeld is a town in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany. ... Mülheim-Kärlich is a town in the district Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Emsland is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

Hungary

• Paks - 4 VVER 440 MWe reactors

The Paks Nuclear Power Plant, located in Paks, central Hungary, is the only operating nuclear power station in Hungary. ...

Italy

Latina Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant at Latina in Italy. ... Latina is the capital of the province of Latina in the region Latium in Italy. ... Schematic diagram of a Magnox nuclear reactor showing gas flow. ... Alto Lazio Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant at Garigliano in Italy. ... The Garigliano is a river in central Italy. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... Enrico Fermi Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant at Trino (often referred to in English documents as Trino Vercellese, meaning Trino in Vercelli), in Italy. ... Trino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 50 km northeast of Turin and about 15 km southwest of Vercelli. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... Caorso Nuclear Power Plant was a nuclear power plant at Caorso in Italy. ... Country Italy Region Emilia-Romagna Province Province of Piacenza (PC) Mayor Elevation 46 m Area 40. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ...

Kazakhstan

• Aktau (Kazakhstan State Corporation for Atomic Power and Industry)
  • BN-350 135 MWe reactor operational 1958-1999

Aktau is a city in Kazakhstan and a seaport to the Caspian Sea. ...

Lithuania

• Ignalina nuclear power plant

• Ignalina-1, 1500 MW RBMK, operational 1984-2004, shut down per EU demand
• Ignalina-2, 1360 MW RBMK, scheduled to be shut down in 2009.

Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant is a two-unit RBMK-1500 nuclear power station in Visaginas, Lithuania. ...

Netherlands

• Borssele - 481 MWe PWR
• Dodewaard - 55 MWe BWR (shut down 1997)

Borsele is a municipality in the southwestern Netherlands on Zuid_Beveland. ... Neder-Betuwe (until 2003 called Kesteren) is a municipality in the eastern Netherlands. ...

Romania

• Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant
  • Cernavodă-1 PHWR CANDU reactor 700 MW
  • Cernavodă-2 PHWR CANDU reactor 700 MW (commencing production in 2007)

The nuclear power plant. ... The CANDU reactor is a pressurized-heavy water, natural-uranium power reactor designed in the 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario as well as several private industry participants. ... The CANDU reactor is a pressurized-heavy water, natural-uranium power reactor designed in the 1960s by a partnership between Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario as well as several private industry participants. ...

Russia

Main article: Nuclear power in Russia

Russia has made plans to increase the number of reactors in operation from twenty nine to fifty nine, financed with the help of loans from the European Union. ... Obninsk (Russian: ) is a city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 100 km south-west of Moscow, on the main rail line between Moscow and Kiev. ... Seversk (Северск) is a town (since 1956) in Tomsk Oblast, Russia on the bank of Tom River. ... The Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, the second of the then Soviet Union’s nuclear plants is situated by the city Zarechnij, in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia. ... Zarechny may refer to one of the following: Zarechny, Penza Oblast, a town in Penza Oblast, Russia Zarechny, Sverdlovsk Oblast, a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Zarechny, Buryatia, an urban settlement in the Buryat Republic, Russia Zarechny, Sakha, a settlement in the Sakha Republic, Russia Zarechny (volcano), a somma volcano... Novovoronezh is a small town nearby Voronezh (Russia). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant (Russian: ) is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Sosnovy Bor in Russias Leningrad oblast. ... , Sosnovy Bor (Russian: ) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 81 km west of St. ... RBMK is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy (Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means reactor (of) high power (of the) channel (type), and describes a now obsolete class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built only in the Soviet Union. ... The Kola Nuclear Power Plant, or Kola NPP, is a nuclear power plant in Northern Russia. ... Polyarnye Zori (Russian: ) is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Niva River, Lake Imandra, and Lake Pinozero some 224 km south of Murmansk. ... Bilibino (Russian: ) is a town in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at the confluence of the Karalveyem and the Bolshoy Keperveyem Rivers (Kolymas basin) 653 km north-west of Anadyr. ... Kurchatov may refer to one of the following. ... RBMK is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy (Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means reactor (of) high power (of the) channel (type), and describes a now obsolete class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built only in the Soviet Union. ... Desnogorsk (Russian: ) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Desna River some 153 km southeast of Smolensk, at . ... RBMK is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy (Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means reactor (of) high power (of the) channel (type), and describes a now obsolete class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built only in the Soviet Union. ... Category:Cities_and_Towns_in_Russia Town in Tver oblast, centre of administrative district. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Balakovo (Russian: ) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Volgodonsk (Волгодонск in Russian) is a town in the Rostov Oblast in Russia. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ...

Serbia

RA reactor -from 1984 not operational,sittuated 14km from Belgrade Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian language 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic  -  President Boris Tadić  -  Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment  -  Formation 8th century   -  First unified state c. ...

RB reactor- operational today

Slovakia

The Bohunice Nuclear Power Plants (Slovak: Atómové elektrárne Bohunice, abbr. ... Jaslovské Bohunice is a small village in Slovakia in the Trnava District. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Mochovce (Hungarian Mohi) is a village in western Slovakia, best known for its nuclear power plant. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ...

Slovenia

• Krško - 670 MWe Westinghouse PWR connected to grid in 1981 (built and operated together by Croatia and Slovenia on 50/50 basis)

Area: 344. ...

Spain

Template:Infobox ciudad España Almaraz is in west of Spain. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... Cofrentes is a town in the province of Valencia Cofrentes Castle Cofrentes nuclear power plant cooling towers Theres a nuclear power plant in Cofrentes. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... The trill is a musical ornament consisting of a rapid alternation between two adjacent notes of a scale (compare tremolo). ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... GCR is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, including: Great Central Railway - A railway company and former main line in the United Kingdom. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ...

Sweden

The Barsebäck nuclear power plant is a closed Swedish nuclear power plant situated in Barsebäck, Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... ASEA logo used prior to the merger with Brown Boveri ASEA (Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget) was a Swedish industry company. ... Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Sweden, and also the site of the Swedish Final repository for radioactive operational waste. ... Ringhals is a swedish nuclear power plant with 4 reactors. ... Pressurized water reactors (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure as coolant and neutron moderator. ... The Westinghouse Electric Company is a nuclear reactor technology company. ...

Switzerland

A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... Mühleberg is a municipality in the district of Laupen in the canton Bern in Switzerland. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ... A pressurized water reactor (PWR) is a type of nuclear power reactor that uses ordinary (light) water for both coolant and for neutron moderator. ... Leibstadt is a small town in Switzerland, well known for its nuclear reactor. ... A boiling water reactor (BWR) is a light water reactor design used in some nuclear power stations. ...

Ukraine

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station, viewed from the roof of a building in Pripyat, Ukraine. ... Chernobyl area. ... RBMK is an acronym for the Russian reaktor bolshoy moshchnosti kanalniy (Russian: Реактор Большой Мощности Канальный) which means reactor (of) high power (of the) channel (type), and describes a now obsolete class of graphite-moderated nuclear power reactor which was built only in the Soviet Union. ... The nuclear power plant at Chernobyl prior to the completion of the sarcophagus. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... The Rivne Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Kuznetsovsk, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. ... Kuznetsovsk (Ukrainian: ) is a city in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Konstyantynivka (Ukrainian: ) is an industrial city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine, on the Krivoy Torets River, the center of Konstyantynivka Raion (district). ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ... Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant not only in Ukraine but also in Europe. ... WWER-10ff (also VVER-1000 as a direct translitteration from Russian ВВЭР-1000). ...

United Kingdom

• Berkeley, Gloucestershire de-commissioned
• Bradwell, Essex (Generation ceased in 2002, defuelled by September 2005)
• Calder Hall, Sellafield, Cumbria (Generation ceased in 2003)
• Chapelcross, Dumfries and Galloway (Generation ceased in June 2004)
• Dungeness A, Kent 2x 223 MW Magnox operational 1965-2006
• Dungeness B, Kent 2x 600 MW AGR 1200 total
• Hartlepool, Hartlepool 2x 1575 AGR 3150 MW total
• Heysham Power Stations, Lancashire 2x 1245 AGR 2490 MW total
• Hinkley Point, Somerset (Ceased operations in 2000, defuelled by September 2005)
• Hinkley Point B, Somerset
• Hunterston A, North Ayrshire (Generation ceased 1990)
• Hunterston B, North Ayrshire
• Oldbury, Gloucestershire (Generation due to cease end of 2008)
• Sizewell A, Suffolk (Generation due to cease at end of 2006)
• Sizewell B, Suffolk 1195 MW PWR
• Torness, East Lothian 2x 1364 MW AGR 2728 MW total
• Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd (Generation ceased 1991)
• Winfrith, Dorchester, Dorset – SGHWR (ceased operation in 1990)
• Wylfa, Anglesey (Generation due to cease at end of 2010)

Berkeley (pronounced ) is a town between the south bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire, England, at grid reference ST685992. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Bradwell power station, located on the Dengie peninsula in the South East of England is a twin Magnox reactor, now undergoing decommissioning following shutdown in March 2002 after 40 years of operation. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ... The Sellafield facility on the Cumbrian coast, United Kingdom Sellafield is the name of a nuclear site, close to the village and railway station of Seascale, operated by the British Nuclear Group, but owned since 1 April 2005 by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ... The Sellafield facility on the Cumbrian coast, United Kingdom Sellafield is the name of a nuclear site, close to the village and railway station of Seascale, operated by the British Nuclear Group, but owned since 1 April 2005 by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... Chapelcross was a Magnox nuclear power station located near the town of Annan in Dumfries and Galloway in south west Scotland. ... Dumfries and Galloway (Dùn Phris agus an Gall-Ghaidhealaibh in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. ... There are two nuclear power stations located near Dungeness in the south east of Kent, England. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Schematic diagram of a Magnox nuclear reactor showing gas flow. ... There are two nuclear power stations located near Dungeness in the south east of Kent, England. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Hartlepool Power Station is a nuclear power station of the advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) type, which was opened near Hartlepool in 1983 and is scheduled for decommissioning by 2014. ... Hartlepool is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... The Heysham site includes two nuclear power station of the advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) type. ... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... There are two Nuclear power stations at Hinkley Point on the Somerset coast Hinkley Point A is located on a 19. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... Hinkley Point B is a nuclear power station near Bridgwater, Somerset, on the south west coast of England. ... Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ... North Ayrshire (Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Hunterston B Power Station is a nuclear power station south of Largs in North Ayrshire, Scotland. ... North Ayrshire (Sìorrachd Inbhir Air a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland. ... Oldbury-on-Severn is a small village near the mouth of the River Severn in South Gloucestershire. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Sizewell is a small fishing village with a few holiday homes, just north of the more popular holiday villages of Thorpeness and Aldeburgh on the East Anglian coast, and near Leiston, Suffolk. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Sizewell B nuclear power station Sizewell B nuclear power station is the UKs only large pressurised water reactor (PWR) and operated by British Energy. ... Suffolk (pronounced ) is a large historic and modern non-metropolitan county in East Anglia, England. ... Pressurized water reactors (PWRs) (also VVER if of Russian design) are generation II nuclear power reactors that use ordinary water under high pressure as coolant and neutron moderator. ... Image:Torness. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Trawsfynydd is a village in North Wales adjacent to the A470 north of Dolgellau. ... Gwynedd is an administrative county in Wales, named after the old Kingdom of Gwynedd. ... The Winfrith Atomic Energy Authority site existed from the 1960s until its shutdown in 1990, although decommissioning of the site will be ongoing for some time. ... OS Grid Reference: SY690906 Lat/Lon: Population: 16,171 (2001 Census) Dwellings: 7,386 (2001 Census) Formal status: County town Administration County: Dorset Region: South West Nation: England Post Office and Telephone Post town: Dorchester Postcode: DT1 Dialling Code: 01305 Dorchester Dorchester is a market town in southern central Dorset... Dorset (pronounced DOR-sit or [dɔ.sət], and sometimes in the past called Dorsetshire) is a county in the south-west of England, on the English Channel coast. ... Steam Generating Heavy Water Reactor (SGHWR) is a pressure tube type, heavy water moderated, light water cooled nuclear reactor. ... Wylfa Nuclear Power Station Wylfa is a nuclear power station situated just west of Cemaes Bay on the island of Anglesey, north Wales. ... Anglesey (historically Anglesea; Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)) is a predominantly Welsh-speaking island off the northwest coast of Wales. ...

See also

• Future energy development
• Nuclear power
• Nuclear power plant
• Nuclear power phase-out
• Nuclear Power 2010 Program
• William H. Zimmer Power Station

Future energy development faces great challenges due to an increasing world population, demands for higher standards of living, a need for less pollution, a need to avert global warming, and a possible end to fossil fuels (see Hubbert peak theory). ... A nuclear power station. ... A nuclear power station. ... Nuclear energy policy is national and international policy concerning some or all aspects of nuclear energy, such as mining for nuclear fuel, extraction and processing of nuclear fuel from the ore, generating electricity by nuclear power, enriching and storing spent nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel reprocessing. ... The Nuclear Power 2010 Program was unveiled by the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Energy on February 14, 2002 as one means towards addressing the expected need for new power plants. ... The William H. Zimmer Power Station, located near Moscow, Ohio, was originally intended to be a boiling water reactor type of nuclear power plant. ...

External links

Reactor lists:

• IAEA list as of 2006 (1.5 MB)
• ICJT lists of Nuclear Power Plants worldwide
• Interactive map with 683 nuclear reactors US and worldwide

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