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EDF Energy plans to extend life of four UK nuclear power plants

 EDF Energy is planning to extend the life of four nuclear power stations
in the UK and step up investment in its British nuclear fleet. The French
energy company said it would make a decision on whether to extend the life
of the four UK plants with advanced gas-cooled reactors (AGR) – Torness,
Heysham 1 and 2, and Hartlepool – by the end of the year.

This would require regulatory approval. A spokesperson for the company said it would
depend on inspections, adding there would not be long lifetime extensions
but “incremental”. Last March, EDF extended lifetimes at Hartlepool and
Heysham 1 by a further two years to March 2026. Heysham 2 and Torness power
stations are now due to stay operational until March 2028.

 Guardian 9th Jan 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/09/edf-energy-uk-nuclear-power-plants

January 12, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, UK