Hunterston B nuclear power station to be decommissioned

A Scottish nuclear power station that had been forced to reduce output in recent years due to cracks in its core will begin the decommissioning process by 2022. Hunterston B in North Ayrshire previously had an estimated decommissioning date of 2023, with “a plus/minus two years proviso”. EDF Energy said the plant would move into the defuelling phase no later than Jan 7 2022 – subject to an inspection next spring and regulatory approval for the final six months. Construction wor