Sizewell A Nuclear Power Station
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Sizewell A Nuclear Power Station
Image: © Mat Fascione Taken: 26 Jun 2018
Sizewell is the site of two nuclear power stations. Sizewell A, officially opened on 7 April 1967, has two magnox reactors, it is now in the process of being decommissioned. Sizewell B has a single pressurised water reactor, it was built and commissioned between 1987 and 1995 and is the UK's newest nuclear power station. A third power station Sizewell C is planned. Projected completion and first generation date of Sizewell C could be in 2031.
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Image Location
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52.212041
Longitude
1.620551