Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant

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Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant is a cancelled nuclear power plant in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Cancellation year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner
1 Cancelled[1] 2012[2] 311 MW[3] Fast breeder reactor[4] PRISM[3] GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy [100%][3]
2 Cancelled[1] 2012[2] 311 MW[3] Fast breeder reactor[4] PRISM[3] GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy [100%][3]

Location

Table 2: Unit-level location details for Sellafield (Hitachi) nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Cumberland, England, United Kingdom[5] 54.4224, -3.4868 (exact)
2 Cumberland, England, United Kingdom[5] 54.4224, -3.4868 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221005160214/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/24/sellafield-plutonium-reactor-plans-rejected. Archived from the original on 05 October 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230922210424/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/jan/24/sellafield-plutonium-reactor-plans-rejected. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220917081859/http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-t-z/united-kingdom.aspx. Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230417044652/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(reactor). Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230608041119/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2011/nov/30/ge-hitachi-nuclear-reactor-plutonium. Archived from the original on 08 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)