United Kingdom · 51.693, -2.494Berkeley
Berkeley, nuclear power plant in United Kingdom, operated 2 gas-cooled reactors between 1962 and 1989 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- GCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1962
- Operator
- Magnox
- Owner
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom)
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in United Kingdom · Vendor: The Nuclear Power Group · every GCR reactor · how a GCR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1962
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkeley 1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 138 | 620 | Jan 1957 | Jun 1962 | Mar 1989 | — |
| Berkeley 2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 138 | 620 | Jan 1957 | Jun 1962 | Oct 1988 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Berkeley 1, a 138 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1957 and operated from 1962 to 1989.
Berkeley 2, a 138 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1957 and operated from 1962 to 1988.
Operator: Magnox.
Owner: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) (Berkeley 1, Berkeley 2).