The first visitor centre to open was at Hunterston B power station in Ayrshire, closely followed by Torness’s power station in East Lothian.The visitor centres are where you can find out more about EDF Energy’s nuclear power station operations, how we generate electricity and more about EDF Energy.Pre-arranged site tours are also available – please give us at least two weeks’ notice.
The plant, initially owned by South of Scotland Electricity Board, came online in … Our award winning centre at Torness power station is located on the east coast of Scotland. Between the pumphouse and the sea is an area containing four drums that filter the inlet sea water.The plant integrates four boiler sets comprising of three units each. The two reactors are served by one refuelling machine located within a common charge hall.
A carbon dioxide supply system, and a reactor coolant discharge system for controlled discharge of contaminated gas from the reactor and associated equipment is also installed at the site.Four Cat 6861K Series pumpsets are installed for pumping liquid CO2. Torness and Hunterston have well developed apprentice schemes, with recruitment starting each autumn, and also highly regarded graduate and industrial placement programmes. We use them to give you the best experience.
Two compressed-air operated generator circuit breakers (GCBs) for protecting the electrical systems were supplied by ABB. Self-catering Holiday Accommodation in Scotland
Torness Power Station First produced power in 1988 and has an expected lifetime of 2023. VisitScotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website. Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. At the peak in 1997, 26% of the nation's electricity was generated from nuclear power. Please read our This booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by VisitScotland. Station Director: Robert Gunn Reactor type: 2 Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors
Any booking you make will not be placed with VisitScotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. This centre was recently awarded five stars by Visit Scotland for its standard of customer care and range of facilities. The station control room is also located within the reactor building, and the turbine hall is a continuation of this building but with a lower roof.The plant’s single turbine hall provides fuel handling, instrumentation and control, and further features a condensate and feedwater treatment plant.The circulating water pump house is comprised of four main circulating water pumps and eight reactor cooling pumps driven by induction motors. The second unit came online in February 1989. The site employs around 550 EDF Energy people and 180 full time contractors. And please check our frequently asked questions about accessibility to our sites. You may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers. It is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties. By using our website you consent to our use of cookies.
The nuclear site in East Lothian has been open since 1989 and was originally set to be decommissioned in 2023 but was given an extension to continue operation until 2030 back in … If you proceed to make a booking you will leave our Website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party. The visitor centre has an interactive exhibition to help visitors learn about nuclear power generation. There are a number of commercial nuclear reactors in Sweden such as Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant, Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant and Barseback Nuclear Power Plant.