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Hartlepool
| Author | Nuclear Electric |
| Date | July 1991 |
| Classification | 2.05.9.90/08 (UNITED KINGDOM - OTHER FACILITIES) |
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From the publication:
Welcome to Hartlepool power station, one of Nuclear Electric's 12 operating generating plants which play a vital role in helping to provide England and Wales with electricity safely, cleanly and efficiently. The station, which is situated on the Tees estuary four miles south of Hartlepool, is one of Nuclear Electric's five advanced gas-cooled reactor (AGR) nuclear power stations. When at full power the two 660 megawatt units at Hartlepool are capable of producing enough electricity to meet nearly twice the present peak demand from the whole county of Cleveland. The siting of a modern power station has to meet stringent technical requirements. Hartlepool was considered a suitable site because of certain important characteristics: • The Tees estuary is able to provide the large amounts of cooling water the station needs. • The area has good access and spent nuclear fuel can be transported easily and safely to British Nuclear Fuel's (BNFL) plant at Sellafield in Cumbria. • The geological conditions are suitable to support the very heavy structures needed. • The site is ideally situated to reinforce the national grid in the north east, helping to ensure security of supply to the consumer.
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