page_title: Hunterston B nuclear power station
hierarchical_section_title: Hunterston B nuclear power station
caption_attribution_description: English: Hunterston B nuclear power station
context_page_description: Hunterston B Power Station is a nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located about 6 miles south of Largs and about 2.5 miles north-west of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. It is currently operated by France's EDF Energy, and began producing electricity in 1976.
  Hunterston B's two reactors were shut down from 2018 to 2019 because of safety concerns; one reactor resumed power generation from August to December 2019, and the two reactors are set to be restarted in August and September 2020.
  In August 2020, EDF Energy announced the facility is to be permanently shut down 1 year earlier than originally planned, with defuelling due to start no later than 7 January 2022, as the first step in the nuclear decommissioning process.
  Hunterston B is very similar in design to sister station Hinkley Point B, which is due to operate until 2023.
context_section_description: Hunterston B Power Station is a nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located about 6 miles (9 km) south of Largs and about 2.5 miles (4 km) north-west of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast. It is currently operated by France's EDF Energy, and began producing electricity in 1976.
  Hunterston B's two reactors were shut down from 2018 to 2019 because of safety concerns; one reactor resumed power generation from August to December 2019, and the two reactors are set to be restarted in August and September 2020. 
  In August 2020, EDF Energy announced the facility is to be permanently shut down 1 year earlier than originally planned, with defuelling due to start no later than 7 January 2022 , as the first step in the nuclear decommissioning process. 
  Hunterston B is very similar in design to sister station Hinkley Point B, which is due to operate until 2023.
caption: The Hunterston B AGR reactor building.
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