United Kingdom · 50.682, -2.265Winfrith SGHWR
Winfrith SGHWR, nuclear power plant in United Kingdom, operated one steam-generating heavy water reactor between 1968 and 1990 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Units
- 1
- Technology
- SGHWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1968
- Operator
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Owner
- United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in United Kingdom · Vendor: British nuclear consortia (NPC, APC, EE/B&W/T, GEC, NNC) · every SGHWR reactor
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
1
0 operating
First start-up
1968
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfrith SGHWR | Steam-generating heavy water (SGHWR) | SGHWR | Shut down | 92 | 318 | May 1, 1963 | Dec 1967 | Sep 1990 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Winfrith SGHWR, a 92 MWe SGHWR (SGHWR), started construction in 1963 and operated from 1967 to 1990.
Operator: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.