United Kingdom · 51.648, -2.571Oldbury
Oldbury, nuclear power plant in United Kingdom, operated 2 gas-cooled reactors between 1967 and 2012 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- GCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1967
- Operator
- Magnox
- Owner
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom)
- Status
- Shut down
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Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1967
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldbury A1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 217 | 730 | May 1962 | Nov 1967 | Feb 2012 | — |
| Oldbury A2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 217 | 660 | May 1962 | Apr 1968 | Jun 2011 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Global Energy Monitor · updated on Aug 1, 2026
Oldbury A1, a 217 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1962 and operated from 1967 to 2012.
Oldbury A2, a 217 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1962 and operated from 1968 to 2011.
Operator: Magnox.
Owner: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) (Oldbury A1, Oldbury A2).