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Magnox North claims record year for revived nuclear plants Ageing nuclear power stations in Anglesey and Goucestershire have broken records for power generation over the last year, claims plant operator Magnox North. The company operates nuclear power plants on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Agency at Wylfa in Anglesey and Oldbury in Gloucestershire, which together generated 8TWh of power since April 2009 - 3TWh above the company's expectations. ThHe total was boosted by hydropower from Maentwrog. Oldbury is the UK's oldest operating plant and it had been due to close at the end of 2008 but safety authorities gave it the go-ahead to remain in operation. Magnox North managing director, Neil Baldwin, said: "Safe electricity generation is extremely important to us, our customer - the NDA, and for the UK. "We have passed 8 Twh this year - that's enough electricity to power 2 million homes - and the considerable revenue made from this exceptional generation performance is extremely valuable in funding the ongoing decommissioning and clean-up of the country's civil nuclear legacy." He said the electricity generated provided £300 million income to NDA. Source: Utility Week © Faversham House Group Ltd 2010. News articles may be copied or forwarded
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