Proposals for dismantling and decommissioning the Dungeness B nuclear power station are being prepared and there’s chance to have a say on the plans before they are officially submitted.
EDF, which runs the site, has started a consultation process into its proposals which need to be approved by the Office of Nuclear Regulation before decommissioning can start.
Dungeness B was the first Advanced Gas-cooled reactor to begin construction in the UK, 60 years ago. It began generating electricity in 1983.
Defueling the former power station began in 2021. EDF employs 550 full-time staff at Dungeness plus 200 contractors.
Consultation into the site’s future runs until 28 April, with a community event in Lydd at the Community Hall on Saturday 28 March 11am to 4pm.
You can read more about the plans here.
Decommissioning Dungeness B is unlikely to start until 2030.
Work has already started on Dungeness A, which closed in 2006. The 26-metre high turbine hall has been demolished and work is taking place to remove eight large boiler units, each weighing around 800 tonnes.
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