Hunterston B nuclear power station
Hunterston B nuclear power station is a shut-down AGR nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Located about six miles south of Largs and about 2+1⁄2 miles northwest of West Kilbride on the Firth of Clyde coast.
- Industry
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is operated by EDF Energy
- …dates from 1976
- Description: nuclear power station in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as“AGR Hunterston B”“Hunterston Nuclear Generating Station”“Hunterston nuclear power station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hunterston Castle and Hunterston A nuclear power station.
Hunterston Castle
Hunterston Castle, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire…
2,700 feet east of Hunterston B nuclear power station
Hunterston A nuclear power station
Hunterston A nuclear power station is a former Magnox…
880 feet southwest of Hunterston B nuclear power station
Castle Knowe
The Castle Knowe is a prominent mound located slightly…
1¼ miles east of Hunterston B nuclear power station
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Kilbride and Millport.
West Kilbride
West Kilbride is a town in Ayrshire on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022.
Fairlie
Fairlie is a village in North Ayrshire, on the west coast of Scotland.
2½ miles northeast of Hunterston B nuclear power station
Hunterston B nuclear power station
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Latitude
55.72193° or 55° 43′ 19″ north
Longitude
-4.8918° or 4° 53′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C7QP4C5+Q7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse = industrial
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Hunterston B nuclear power station” goes by many names.
Jaderná elektrárna HunterstonCzech
Hunterston B nuclear power stationDutch
Centrale nucleare di HunterstonItalian
ハンターストンB原子力発電所Japanese
ハンターストン原子力発電所Japanese
Hunterston kjernekraftverkNorwegian
Hunterston kjernekraftverkNorwegian Bokmål
АЭС Хантерстон BRussian
АЭС Хантерстон БиRussian
Hunterston B nuclear pouer stationScots
Hunterston kärnkraftverkSwedish
АЕС Гантерстон БUkrainian
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hunterston Estate and Thirdpart Holdings.
Nearby Places
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