Chapelcross Nuclear Power Station
From Graces Guide
1959.[1]
Scotland's first commercial nuclear station
Built on a 92 hectare site on an old airfield in Dumfriesshire.
c.1959 Started operation. Eight 23 MW Turbine alternators supplied by Parsons (later uprated to 30 MW).
2004 The site ceased generation after generating more than 60TWh of electricity over 45 years of successful operation.
2014 Defuelling has recently been completed
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer1959/05/08
- Magnox [1]