Hinkley Point B is situated near Bridgwater, Somerset on the South coast of England.
Hinkley Point B power station was built between 1967 and 1975 and started generating electricity on 5 February 1976. Operating at its current reduced level of around 70% of full output.
The station has now ceased generation and has commenced defuelling.
An application and Environmental Statement has been submitted by EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited to the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) in accordance with the Nuclear Reactors (Environmental Impact Assessment for Decommissioning) Regulations 1999 (herein referred as EIADR). This is submitted with the intention that it provides relevant information to ONR to enable the granting of consent to carry out the dismantling and decommissioning of the Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station (Nuclear Site Licence No. 62C).
Inspectors have been focusing on the completion of the defuelling of Reactor 4.
ONR is inviting comments on EDF Energy's application to decommission Hinkley Point B nuclear power station.
EDF has notified ONR and the Environment Agency that Hinkley Point B has reduced its inventory of dangerous substances, meaning it is no longer subject to the Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015.
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