Sizewell Nuclear Power Station
Sizewell is a nuclear power station in Suffolk, near Leiston. It is operated by British Energy, which is owned by EDF (80%) and Centrica (20%).
At present, there are two reactors at Sizewell.
- Sizewell A: shut down since 31 December 2006, Sizewell A is an old-style Magnox reactor.
- Sizewell B: operational since 1995, Sizewell B is presently Britains only PWR reactor.
There are plans to build two EPR reactors as Sizewell C.
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