United Kingdom · 53.416, -4.481Wylfa
Wylfa, nuclear power plant in United Kingdom, operated 2 gas-cooled reactors between 1971 and 2015 and is now shut down.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- GCR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1971
- 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
1971
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wylfa 1 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 490 | 1,650 | Sep 1963 | Jan 1971 | Dec 2015 | — |
| Wylfa 2 | Gas-cooled (GCR / AGR) | Magnox | Shut down | 490 | 1,920 | Sep 1963 | Jul 1971 | Apr 2012 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Wylfa 1, a 490 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1963 and operated from 1971 to 2015.
Wylfa 2, a 490 MWe GCR (Magnox), started construction in 1963 and operated from 1971 to 2012.
Operator: Magnox.
Owner: Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (United Kingdom) (Wylfa 1, Wylfa 2).