United Kingdom · 50.914, 0.962Dungeness
Dungeness, nuclear power plant in United Kingdom, operated 4 gas-cooled reactors between 1965 and 2021 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Units
- 4
- Technology
- GCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1965
- Operator
- Magnox · EDF Energy
- Owner
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) · EDF Energy Ltd
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in United Kingdom · Vendor: The Nuclear Power Group · Vendor: British nuclear consortia (NPC, APC, EE/B&W/T, GEC, NNC) · every GCR reactor · how a GCR works
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dungeness A1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 225 | 840 | Jul 1960 | Sep 1965 | Dec 2006 | — |
| Dungeness A2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 225 | 840 | Jul 1960 | Nov 1965 | Dec 2006 | — |
| Dungeness B1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | AGR | Shut down | 545 | 1,500 | Oct 1965 | Apr 1983 | Jun 2021 | — |
| Dungeness B2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | AGR | Shut down | 545 | 1,500 | Oct 1965 | Dec 1985 | Jun 2021 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Dungeness A1, a 225 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1960 and operated from 1965 to 2006.
Dungeness A2, a 225 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1960 and operated from 1965 to 2006.
Dungeness B1, a 545 MWe GCR (AGR), started construction in 1965 and operated from 1983 to 2021.
Dungeness B2, a 545 MWe GCR (AGR), started construction in 1965 and operated from 1985 to 2021.
Operator: Magnox (Dungeness A1, Dungeness A2) · EDF Energy (Dungeness B1, Dungeness B2).
Owner: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) (Dungeness A1, Dungeness A2) · EDF Energy Ltd (Dungeness B1, Dungeness B2).